Hearing Loss Is Twice As Common In People With Diabetes Compared To Those WIthout The Disease
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a new study. Also, adults with pre-diabetes, whose blood glucose is higher than normal but not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis, had a 30 percent higher rate of hearing loss compared to those with normal blood sugar tested after an overnight fast.
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