Researchers in Europe are publishing a study indicating that taking folic acid can slow the progression of age-related hearing loss.

The three year study involved 700 participants who were already having symptopms of age-related hearing loss. Participants who took folic acid supplements suffered less of a decline in hearing than those taking a placebo.

Age-related hearing loss can be caused by a number of factors and so far there is no known way to reverse its effects.

Study Finds Folic Acid May Help Decelerate Hearing Loss in Elderly