Female Sex Hormone and Hearing Loss – Part 1

A Female Sex Hormone has been linked to Hearing Loss. The Hearing Loss Prevention hormone Estradiol is the predominant gender related hormone present in females. It can also be found, at significantly lower levels, in males. Estradiol is a hormone that has effects on many parts of the body, including bones, liver, brain and blood vessels.

One of the newest studies of hormone reactions in humans has also indicated Estradiol can have an effect on the human auditory system. This study was conducted at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

Researchers in Sweden, including Barbara Canlon, investigated the effects estrogen receptors, estradiol binding proteins, may have on the auditory system in mammals. The study specifically examined hearing loss recovery in mice with estradiol deficiencies.

The Swedish study discovered mice, both male and female, with estradiol deficiencies were less able to recover from hearing loss. Additionally, the study found administering an estrogen beta receptor protected the mice from damage to their auditory system.

In addition to the discovery of the effects of deficiencies in estradiol in male and female mice, mice of both sexes with these deficiencies had lower levels of nerve protecting proteins.

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