EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM ON HEARING

Füsun Sunar

Füsun Sunar, Hediye Beyza KOYUNCU, Özlem AKKOYUN SERT

Year : 2024
Vol : 2
Issue : 2
Page : 50-61

The auditory system works with the outer, middle, inner ear and auditory nerve mechanisms working together in the periphery. Any disorder that may occur in the mechanisms can cause hearing loss. These structures work in harmony among themselves and this is also seen between the perilymph and endolymph fluids in the inner ear. The ions in different concentrations in the perilymph filling the bony and the endolymph filling the membrane labyrinths must create concentration changes between the hairy cells and the fluids in order for hearing to occur. Thus, the mechanical energy reaching the inner ear must be converted into electrical energy in the hairy cells and sent to the central nervous system. Concentration changes realise hearing by working with the mechanisms of entry into the cell or exit from the cell through the channels. The mechanism of intracellular and extracellular passage is directly related to the uptake, retention and excretion of potassium. Some diseases that occur with disorders in these mechanisms are associated with a history of hearing loss. This study aimed to review the studies evaluating the effects of potassium ion, which is found in different concentrations in the body and in the inner ear, on hearing and to change the quality of life with potassium ion control in some hearing losses and to emphasise the importance of early diagnosis in potassium-related syndromic hearing losses. Studies in which dietary intake, endocochlear concentrations, canal functions and gene mutations of potassium ion were studied were included. The studies included in the review are in agreement that potassium mechanism affects hearing. However, the majority of the studies were animal experiments and studies on humans were rare. Therefore, more studies on humans are needed to directly say that potassium deficiency or excess may cause hearing loss or may have a therapeutic effect.

Cite this Article As : Koyuncu, H. B., Akkoyun Sert, Ö., & Sunar, F. (2024). Effects of potassium on hearing. Sustainable Welfare, 2(2), 50-61.

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EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM ON HEARING, Review Article,
2024, Vol. 2 (2)

Received : 24.04.2024, Accepted : 21.08.2024 , Published Online : 31.12.2024