There is evidence of a modest protective association of alcohol consumption and hearing loss in these cross-sectional data. This finding is in agreement with a small body of evidence suggesting that hearing loss is not an inevitable component of the aging process. Moderate alcohol consumption and hearing loss: a protective effect - PubMed
Some tinnitus sufferers apparently find that small amounts of alcohol assist in tinnitus control (Goodey, 1981). Of theoretical and practical interest is the nature of the assistance. If the primary contribution of alcohol is to general relaxation and improved coping ability, that is far different from an actual physiological effect on tinnitus magnitude. Treatments - Tinnitus - NCBI Bookshelf
I got cohclear hydrops ten days after i stopped smoking. Maybe clean living is the primary cause of deafness.