Vitamin D, Zinc and Ear Nose Throat Disorders: Novel Findings |Biomedgrid

Vitamin D and Zinc (Zn) play a crucial role in human biochemistry. Over the last decade, there has been a better understanding on the significant role of vitamin D and zinc in ear, nose, and throat disorders. They are responsible for regulating mucosal immunity. Although vitamin D recognized as a key micronutrient, there is a pervasive vitamin D deficiency globally. Zinc as a critical trace element in human metabolism, facilitates the antioxidant activity and toxin excretion, plays a vital role in hearing system, acts as a cofactor in many enzymes. Zinc tasks in diseases related to mucosal defense, control of seasonal allergic rhinitis and healing of scar tissues. Zinc is an abundant intracellular trace element. Even though a mild zinc deficiency can manifest with serious clinical pictures like impaired immune defense.