Diabetes may cause hearing loss

Does diabetes cause hearing loss? There is no evidence that diabetes causes hearing loss. However, data show that the incidence of hearing loss in diabetic patients is as high as 35% – 50%. How does diabetes affect people’s hearing?

How can diabetes affect hearing?

The arteries that supply blood to the organs of the ear are divided into vestibular arteries and cochlear arteries, which correspond to our functions of balance and hearing respectively. These two vessels are small terminal arteries without collateral circulation for compensation. When diabetic patients suffer from vascular disease due to poor blood glucose control for a long time, the small vessels of the above-mentioned vegetative nerves will be affected first, leading to vascular stenosis or occlusion.

The ear organ is one of the most sensitive organs to ischemia and hypoxia. When ischemia persists, the hair cells of the cochlea which are responsible for hearing function will suffer progressive irreversible damage.

Most people show slight damages such as tinnitus, vertigo and fullness of ears when they have hearing loss. If they don’t find them in time and treat them in time, they may develop into the situation that they can’t hear clearly what others are saying. The louder the TV sound is, the more difficult it is to recover our hearing.

There is hyperglycemia, and the hearing is not good. Pay attention

The causes of hearing loss are various and can occur gradually in an instant, a few hours or days, months or years. However, the hearing loss caused by diabetes is usually aggravated gradually for a long time. If hearing drops suddenly, they will go to the hospital immediately and take active treatment. But if hearing loss happens slowly, you may not notice it. Some people even attribute it to aging and miss the best time for treatment.

How to do it?

The hearing loss caused by this “metabolic ear disease” is generally irreversible. At present, there is no particularly effective treatment. If you feel your hearing loss, you should go to the hospital or hearing center to check your hearing. It is very important to prevent hearing loss caused by diabetic angiopathy. Here are a few suggestions for “sugar friends”:

1. Systematic treatment of basic diseases should be carried out in regular hospitals, blood glucose should be strictly controlled, and effective diabetes management should be carried out to avoid excessive fluctuation of blood glucose level.

2. Always pay attention to your own hearing changes. In case of hearing changes such as tinnitus, dizziness or difficulty in listening to the ordinary volume of TV, you need to go to the hospital in time to avoid delay.

3. For diabetics, they should have a planned and timely hearing test to detect subtle hearing changes in time. For most people, pure tone hearing test is a good choice, it helps to find some specific frequency of hearing loss, so that the treatment intervention time is greatly advanced.

4. Avoid overwork and keep a healthy attitude. The psychological states such as sadness, melancholy, paranoia and depression, as well as the emotions of rage and joy may cause blood circulation disorders in the ear, and induce ear diseases.

5. Avoid too noisy environment, so as not to form strong stimulation to the ears. While listening to music and broadcasting, do not wear earphones for a long time. At the same time, listen to music and broadcasting in moderation. In the middle, have a proper rest time and turn down the volume. For strong music, take a rest when listening to half an hour or so. For light music and slow-paced pop music, listen to them for an hour Take a break. It’s recommended to take a quarter of an hour off each time.

Diabetes can be controlled by drugs, but there is no specific drug for hearing loss. Therefore, enough attention should be paid to hearing loss.

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