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Elevated blood sugar from diabetes damages the blood vessels in your inner ear, causing hearing loss. Unmanaged hearing loss then makes it harder for patients to follow their doctor's instructions for managing diabetes itself.
Elevated blood sugar from diabetes damages the blood vessels in your inner ear, causing hearing loss. Unmanaged hearing loss then makes it harder for patients to follow their doctor's instructions for managing diabetes itself.
Individuals with diabetes are twice as likely to have hearing loss. This is because the blood vessels in the inner ear can be damaged by elevated blood sugar levels. The reverse of this is that if you don't manage your hearing loss, you actually aren't able to necessarily follow the instruction or guidance of your physician to best manage your diabetes to prevent further hearing loss from developing.
