Progress of Research on Damage to Middle Ear Mucosa and the Impact on Hearing by Cigarette Smoke
HU Haolei
MU Zhonglin
LI Shuo
ZHANG Suna
YUE Wei
YANG Jie
XING Peimei
LI Yi
Abstract：Smoking is a major global public health problem,and its harmful effects on health are well known.In recent years,there have been increasing reports on the impact of cigarette smoke on human ear diseases and hearing.Harmful substances in cigarette smoke can lead to middle ear mucosal tissue damage and decrease in eustachian tube surface active substances,cause inflammation,increase the invasiveness of pathogenic bacteria,and even affect immune functions,causing middle ear diseases.In addition,harmful components in cigarette smoke can also damage cochlear hair cells,leading to hearing loss by affecting blood circulation in the human auditory system.This article summarizes the progress of research on effects of cigarette smoke on middle ear-eustachian tube mucosal tissue damage and hearing.
Keywords：cigarette smokemiddle eareustachian tubehearing lossinfluence
Publication Date：2024-06-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 493-497 )