Having one of the rarest eye colors can undeniably make you stand out. However, it might also lead to your having hearing problems down the road. (Read what happens if hearing loss goes untreated .) Though the link between auditory problems and eye color may sound bizarre, it's been documented and explored. And you'll want to pay attention if you have green eyes, which just 2% of the population does, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

Case in point: A 2014 review that was published in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery looked at the findings from a series of studies, including one study involving people who had head and neck tumors and had developed radiation-induced ear diseases. Those with green eyes lost more of their hearing than their blue- or brown-eye

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