Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Hearing-loss and calciferol deficiency.

J Irwin

    The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
    |November 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study investigated if vitamin D deficiency causes hearing loss. Researchers found no evidence supporting this claim, as all tested patients with potential deficiency had normal vitamin D levels.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114.

    Physical review letters·2026
    Same author

    GW250114: Testing Hawking's Area Law and the Kerr Nature of Black Holes.

    Physical review letters·2025
    Same author

    A Case of Inflammation and Suppuration of the Colon, Excited by the Presence of a River Pebble-Its Discharge after Remaining in the Bowels Seven Years, and Recovery of the Patient: Read to the Medical Society of Tennessee, May, 1845.

    Western journal of medicine and surgery·2024
    Same author

    Controlling spin current polarization through non-collinear antiferromagnetism.

    Nature communications·2020
    Same author

    Magnetoelectric Coupling by Piezoelectric Tensor Design.

    Scientific reports·2019
    Same author

    Observation of magnetic vortex pairs at room temperature in a planar α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Co heterostructure.

    Nature materials·2018

    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Endocrinology
    • Audiology

    Background:

    • Recent claims suggested a link between vitamin D deficiency and cochlear hearing loss.
    • This potential connection has significant therapeutic and pathophysiological implications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To confirm or refute the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency causes cochlear hearing loss.
    • To investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with hearing loss.

    Main Methods:

    • Screening of 112 new patients in a neuro-otology department for biochemical abnormalities indicative of vitamin D deficiency.
    • Serum vitamin D level assays were performed on 26 patients who agreed to participate.

    Main Results:

    • Biochemical abnormalities suggestive of vitamin D deficiency were identified in 32 out of 112 patients.
    • All 26 patients who underwent serum vitamin D level assays showed normal results.

    Conclusions:

    • The study does not support the claim that vitamin D deficiency is a cause of hearing loss.
    • Further research may be needed to fully elucidate the relationship between vitamin D and auditory health.

    Related Experiment Videos