Diabetes and hearing loss

Between 35% and 60% of diabetics have auditory deficiencies.

The ear is one of the first organs that warns of the possibility of diabetes.

Gaes, an expert audition company, recommends following a healthy diet, avoiding risk factors such as noise and attending specialist to the first symptoms of an auditory disorder.
The relationship of diabetes with the loss of vision is well known, however, not many associate the disease with hearing loss.Although in fact, the ear is one of the first organs that can warn us of the possibility of diabetes.

Gaes, an expert company in hearing, taking advantage of World Diabetes Day wants to warn about the relationship between this disease and the appearance of auditory disorders.The leading auditory correction company offers some tips to diabetics to help them take care of their ears and prevent possible hearing problems.

Dr. Juan Royo, otolaryngologist and responsible for the community living the sound, points out that the loss of hearing associated with diabetes is more than proven.Both patients with type I diabetes and those suffering from type II diabetes, have more frequently than the general population loss, so the disease must be considered as a risk factor clarifies the doctor.Some studies point out that people suffering from diabetes for less than ten years “have between 35% and 40% chance of developing some auditory disorder, while for patients who were detected the disease more than ten years ago thisProbability increases to 60%, ”explains Dr. Royo.

Why are diabetics more likely to have hearing problems?It is due to the fact that diabetes affects a small artery that is irrigated in the middle ear area and that if it is affected by the disease can alter the auditory capacity.Normally, diabetic people have a type of neurosensory or perceptual loss, almost always by alteration of cochlea or snail.

The appearance of these auditory disorders increases with age and over the years from the diagnosis of diabetes.Some studies also point out that hearing loss is linked to the presence of diabetic retinopathy or diabetic neuropathy of the lower limbs.

GAES offers some tips for diabetic people to prevent these disorders and conserve a good auditory capacity:

1.- Be attentive to symptoms.Many people remain important to hearing problems and do not go to the specialist.The sensation of buzzing in the ears, loss of hearing, dizziness or vertigo can be related to diabetes and be the first manifestations of the disease.

2.- Healthy and healthy diet.A healthy and healthy diet is the most advisable to conserve hearing, as does the rest of our organs.Folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin A or omega 3 fatty acids are associated with better hearing conservation.On the contrary, the abuse of saturated fats, sugar, in addition to alcohol, exciting and tobacco are associated with greater possibilities of degenerative ear diseases.

3.- It is important to follow a rigorous control of diabetes, both with diet and treatment, either with oral antidiabetics or insulin.

4.- Avoid risk factors that may harm our ears such as noise or autumnic medications.

5.- Go to the specialist.Dr. Royo advises diabetics to attend a auditory health specialist every six months to follow his audition control.

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