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Hearing problems

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Hello,
i've got a hearing test tomorrow as i have noticed that i am struggling more to hear things. Whether this is since i was diagnosed i don't know as with having epilepsy i have real problems with my memory! Does anyone know if hearing loss is linked with diabetes? I have type 2.
My hearing problems aren't serious, but i'm noticing that i'm having to ask people to repeat things more and sometimes feel awkward in social situations. If there is background noise i can't hear what someone is saying, but i know that a lot of people encounter that issue.
Hopefully they will find nothing serious wrong and just say that it's nothing. But it's frustrating and it has got me wondering if there is a link between diabetes and hearing difficultie.
Any opinions welcome.......
 
I've never heard of any link. I think you are somewhat young for it to be 'old age'. Did you sit next to any 1000 watt speakers in your yoof? Or - a member of the armed forces or in a noisy job like drop-forging?
 
Kfr said:
Hello,
i've got a hearing test tomorrow as i have noticed that i am struggling more to hear things. Whether this is since i was diagnosed i don't know as with having epilepsy i have real problems with my memory! Does anyone know if hearing loss is linked with diabetes? I have type 2.
My hearing problems aren't serious, but i'm noticing that i'm having to ask people to repeat things more and sometimes feel awkward in social situations. If there is background noise i can't hear what someone is saying, but i know that a lot of people encounter that issue.
Hopefully they will find nothing serious wrong and just say that it's nothing. But it's frustrating and it has got me wondering if there is a link between diabetes and hearing difficultie.
Any opinions welcome.......
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Interesting comment Kfr.
I am also unaware of any link however, one of my Chinese colleques, his wife is a Doctor here in Shanghai, when I told him he about my T2 asked me among other questions if my ears were alright. He them went on to explain to other colleaques that diabetes causes problems with the ears.
Saying that I have no issues at all and I didn't bother to try and verify his statement and I have not read it anywhere else but your comment just jogged my memory.
 
Vince_UK said:
Interesting comment Kfr.
I am also unaware of any link however, one of my Chinese colleques, his wife is a Doctor here in Shanghai, when I told him he about my T2 asked me among other questions if my ears were alright. He them went on to explain to other colleaques that diabetes causes problems with the ears.
Saying that I have no issues at all and I didn't bother to try and verify his statement and I have not read it anywhere else but your comment just jogged my memory.
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He probably said your eyes but you misheard Vince! :D (sorry, couldn’t resist!) lol
 
Over the years I have had issues with tinnitus.... However, just after DX & as my BG was rapidly dropping to "better" levels I had persistent tinnitus which abated once my BG levels had stabilized. Who knows, perhaps related, after all D is a crazy disease affecting so many parts of the body.
 
I suggest you all google Diabetes and Hearing loss.

I just did that - there are pages of references. Just as diabetes can cause damage to small vessels and nerves in the extremeties, it can cause damage to the small blood vessels and nerves in the ears. American studies show deafness to be twice as common in those with diabetes.

I suppose no one has heard of any connection because they’ve never thought to look. I hadn’t.
 
Good grief - is no bit of me safe?
 
Many years ago at one of our Club's major birthdays a completely 'fun' sports afternoon took place - can't remember everything but stuff like a greasy pole over the swimming pool on which opposing sides had to pillow fight, and culminated in everyone who was able bodied on opposite sides of a tug o' war. I recall saying to the referee after, how on earth am I going to explain to my GP how I got a rope-burn on the side of my left boob?

Whole thing was hilarious start to finish with an egg and spoon race for the littler kids when one determined approx. 3 yo took about half an hour to complete without dropping his egg even once!
 
How did we get from deafness to boobs? Answers on a McGill postcard, please.
 
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