Diabetes May Be Linked to Hearing Loss
Jun-28-2011

June 27, 2011 (San Diego) -- Hearing loss is more than twice as common in people with diabetes than in people without the condition, according to an analysis of 13 studies.
The study does not prove cause and effect. But it's a good idea for diabetes patients to be screened routinely for hearing loss, just as they are for eye and kidney problems, says researcher Hirohito Sone, MD, PHD, of Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Medical Center in Ibaraki, Japan.
Smaller studies have linked diabetes to hearing loss, "but no one knew just how much higher their risk is, compared with people without diabetes," he tells WebMD.
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