A big fear for many musicians is hearing loss, so it comes as good news that age-related deafness and hearing loss caused by loud noise may be reduced by the antioxidants in red wine, green tea and aspirin.
In tests, researches at the University of Michigan Medical School found that antioxidants reduced hearing loss by as much as 75 percent.
“I wouldn’t say it is proof for antioxidants, the jury’s still out on that,” notes Dr Jochen Schacht, of the University of Michigan Medical School. “But it certainly can’t hurt to increase the amount of green vegetables, red wine or green tea that you consume.”
The compounds they contain could help protect the delicate hairs of the inner ear that are vital to hearing, new research suggests.
Chemical agents called oxygen-free radicals, produced in response to loud noise and exposure to powerful antibiotics, can damage the hairs. But antioxidants such as resveratrol, found in red wine and green tea, and aspirin, may neutralise them.
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