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Background and Rationale In Europe, 71 million people - 16% of the population - suffer from hearing difficulties. One of the major consequences of hearing impairment is reduced speech-comprehension ability, especially in acoustically challenging conditions such as in reverberant or noisy
Age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is highly prevalent among the elderly. It can have a major impact on the quality of life due to progressive communication difficulties that may lead to psychosocial dysfunction and in extreme cases to social isolation and depression. Hearing aids and
Pomegranate has anti-oxidative capacity. It might reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Drug-induced hepatitis, and might prevent deterioration of cardiovascular diseases and cancer progression. But, the beneficial effects of pomegranate on hearing impairment was still unclear.
This study aimed to