glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use is tied to smell and taste disturbances<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nSerious Hearing Impairment for One in Four\u00a0<\/p>\n
Researchers\u00a0ultimately included\u00a029 studies, totalling more than 17,000 participants,\u00a0in analysis,\u00a0all but one of which examined Type 2 diabetes.1\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0single study\u00a0analysed prediabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleven studies found that diabetes doubled hearing loss odds against control cohorts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Researchers estimated that\u00a0approximately one\u00a0in four\u00a0adults\u00a0with Type 2 diabetes is living\u00a0with serious hearing impairment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
At-Risk Populations\u00a0<\/p>\n
The link between Type 2 diabetes and hearing loss was strongest in adults younger than 60 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Further, the heightened risk was also present in people who had been living with diabetes for less than 10 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Low- and middle-income countries showed the highest risk for hearing loss among diabetic populations, compared with high-income countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This poses\u00a0particular challenges\u00a0as the risk for hearing loss is highest where access to audiology services and hearing aids is most restricted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Audiology and Diabetes Care\u00a0<\/p>\n
Researchers\u00a0noted that, because the review\u00a0include observational studies, findings cannot\u00a0establish\u00a0that diabetes causes hearing loss, only that the two variables are linked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Findings\u00a0do, however,\u00a0support the integration of audiometric screening\u00a0into standard diabetes care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
References\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0Nisar M et al. Hearing loss in adults with diabetes and prediabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.\u00a0Diabetes\/Metab\u00a0Res Rev.\u00a02026;DOI:10.1002\/dmrr.70195.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\u00a0Nisar M, Dawes P.\u00a0Diabetes\u00a0and hearing loss: a call to action for early detection and prevention.\u00a0Aust\u00a0J Gen\u00a0Pract.\u00a02025;54(10):747\u2013749.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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