Vitamin E reduces likelihood of prevalent hearing loss (Dietary antioxidant intake is associated with the prevalence but not incidence of age-related hearing loss.)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22159779/

Diet is one of the few modifiable risk factors for age-related hearing loss. 

Dietary antioxidant intake is associated with the prevalence but not incidence of age-related hearing loss.