Women with diabetes are at an increased risk of suffering from age-related hearing loss.
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The study also shows significantly worse hearing in all women younger than 60 with diabetes, even if it is well controlled.
Men, however, had worse hearing loss across the board compared to women in the study, regardless of their age or whether or not they had diabetes.
"A certain degree of hearing loss is a normal part of the aging process for all of us, but it is often accelerated in patients with diabetes, especially if blood-glucose levels are not being controlled with medication and diet," Derek J. Handzo, D.O., with the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Henry Ford said.
"Our study really points to importance of patients controlling their diabetes, especially as they age, based on the impact it may have on hearing loss."
American Diabetes Association said that nearly 26 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and another 34.5 million have some degree of hearing loss.
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The study was presented on Jan 26 in Miami Beach at the annual Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting.
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