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Hearing Loss Risk Factors and Associated Conditions

• Advanced age
• Chronic health conditions (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease)
• Disorders of the ear (e.g., Ménière's disease, otosclerosis, autoimmune inner ear disease)
• Exposure to ototoxic and vestibulotoxic medications, such as those prescribed for the treatment of cancer, infection, and pain
• Exposure to recreational or occupational noise;
• Genetic factors
• Head trauma (see ASHA Practice Portal page on Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults)
• History of ear infections
• History of falls
• Speech, language, cognitive impairments (see ASHA Practice Portal page on Dementia)
• Stroke
• Tinnitus