Diabetes and hearing impairment

Can diabetes cause hearing impairment? Should patients with diabetes be screened for hearing loss?

René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, MD: The answer is no. There is some weak association that stems from low-quality evidence, but the reality is that we do not have strong evidence that there is actually an association or even causality.

So the answer is no, and therefore I think these patients should not be screened for hearing impairment because they have diabetes per se.

See also

Subclinical hypothyroidism: treating the number or the individual? A lecture by Dr René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, from Mayo Clinic, USA, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine in Kraków in May 2017.
Levothyroxine and pregnancy loss in TPOAb-positive patients Does levothyroxine therapy reduce the risk of pregnancy loss in thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb)-positive euthyroid women who are newly pregnant?
Treatment of type 2 diabetes and shared decision-making A lecture by Dr Victor M. Montori, from Mayo Clinic, USA, delivered at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine in Kraków in May 2017.
Insulin regimens preferred in the elderly with diabetes Which insulin regimen should be preferred in the elderly with type 2 diabetes?
Levothyroxine in TPOAb-negative patients with subclinical hypothyroidism Is there ever a need for hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine in thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb)-negative patients with subclinical hypothyroidism?
Metformin in a patient with diabetes and AKI For how long does metformin have to be withdrawn in a patient with diabetes who develops acute kidney injury?
Antihypertensive drugs and the diagnosis of hyperaldosteronism What antihypertensive drugs can be used in a patient undergoing a diagnostic workup of primary hyperaldosteronism?

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