Considering this context, the identification of the poly-morphism in the IL-6 gene in patients with a history ofhearing loss related to occupational exposure to noise mayhelp us to understand individual variability of inflammationresulting in hearing loss, as well as, in the future, to sug-gest genotyping individuals for this particular polymorphism(rs1800795) in order to determine individual susceptibility,providing a new strategy for the prevention of hearing lossrelated to noise exposure