ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine
Hearing loss among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.
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- Characteristics of Hearing Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hearing Loss: A Prisma Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Relation Between Glycated Hemoglobin Level and Hearing Loss in Type 2 Diabetic Patients.The journal of international advanced otology · 2024Article
- Continuity of care and hospitalization frequency for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions after hearing-disability onset: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Audiological profile of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2024Article
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- The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern India.Cureus · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sensorineural Hearing Impairment Among Patients with T2DM in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: A Multi-Centered Cross-Sectional Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Diabetes mellitus and hearing loss.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the Effects of Dyslipidemia on Hearing in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Diabetes Mellitus and Hearing Loss: A Complex Relationship.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Morbidity profile among older people at primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia during the period 2012-2020.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHearing loss is an underestimated comorbid condition in type 2 diabetes.
objectivesInvestigate hearing loss as a comorbidity associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and evaluate the factors associated with hearing loss.
designCross-sectional.
settingTertiary care center, diabetes clinic. PATIENTS AND
methodsPatients with type 2 diabetes, aged 30 to 60 years, were randomly selected to participate. All patients underwent clinical ear examinations and were referred for full audiological evaluation. Otoacoustic emission was used to assess inner function, tympanometry to assess middle-ear function, and pure tone air/bone audiometry to assess hearing sensitivity. Risk factors for hearing loss were assessed by multivariate logistic regression.
main outcome measureFrequency, severity and risk factors for hearing loss. SAMPLE SIZE: 157
resultsOf the 157 patients, 77 had hearing loss in both ears (49.0%), 13 in the right ear only (8.3%), 14 in the left ear only (8.9%), and 53 (33.8%) had normal hearing. In the 181 ears with sensorineural hearing loss, 90 had mild loss (49.7%), 69 moderate loss (38.2%), 16 severe loss (8.8%) and 6 had profound loss (3.3%). Disabling hearing loss was observed in 46 (29%) patients. A higher frequency of hearing loss was present in patients with glycated hemoglobin levels ≥8%. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the most important factors associated with hearing loss were longer diabetes duration, poor glycemic control and the presence of hypertension.
conclusionsHearing loss is an underestimated comorbid condition in type 2 diabetes that warrants frequent hearing assessments and management. Strict glycemic and hypertension control is essential for the minimization of the effects of diabetes on hearing sensitivity. LIMITATIONS: Small sample size, limited age window (30-60 years), which was chosen to eliminate the natural aging effect on hearing. Cross-sectional nature was not ideal for the assessment of causality. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.
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