The Beneficial Effects of Pomegranate on Hearing of Patients Without Hemodialysis

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 investigate the beneficial effects of pomegranate on hearing impairment by a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial design. The investigators'll include 120 elderly patients without hemodialysis in our hospital, and divided them into 2 groups. Control group will receive placebo treatment; pomegranate group will receive oral pomegranate (500 mg, twice per day). All patients received the above treatment for 9 months, and underwent pure tone audiometry and word discrimination scores before the start of the clinical trial and at the end of the treatment (9th month).