Diabetes can Worsen Hearing Women

Suffering from diabetes can cause women to experience hearing loss is worse because of age. This disorder more noticeable if a metabolic disorder that occurs is not well controlled by medication and diet.

Women aged 60-75 years with diabetes that can be controlled by either had better hearing than women with poorly controlled diabetes. Women with diabetes who controlled the memilikin even hearing the same level with women without diabetes of the same age.

This study also shows that all diabetic women aged 60 years and under have high levels of bad hearing, even when diabetes is under control. For men, the deterioration of the auditory experience for all study participants, regardless of age or whether they have diabetes or not.

"Hearing loss in a certain level is a normal part of the aging process, but it is often accelerated in patients with diabetes, especially if blood glucose levels are not controlled with medication and a good diet," said Derek J. Handzo, DO, of the Department of Otolaryngology, Surgery head Neck Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit as reported News-Medical.net

Research to be presented at the annual meeting titled Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting highlighted the importance of controlling diabetes is due to the impact it may have on hearing, especially as we age.

According to the

American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million people in the US have diabetes, and 34.5 million people have hearing loss. Signs of hearing loss include difficulty hearing background noises or hearing conversations in large groups, and often vary the volume of the radio or TV.

The team of researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit analyzed the records of 990 patients with audiogram from 2000 to 2008. Patients were stratified by gender, age, and diabetes disorders.

Patients with diabetes were divided into two groups: well-controlled diabetes and poorly controlled. The grouping following the guidelines of the American Diabetes Association.

Tim Henry Ford saw an average of measurements to determine the patient's level of hearing at certain frequencies and voice recognition at different ages.

The team evaluated the average level of hearing focused on the frequency of most people when talking and very high frequencies used in music and alarms.

Women aged 60-75 years of poorly controlled diabetes had worse hearing than women whose diabetes is well controlled and compared to the control group.

Among women aged less than 60 years, people with diabetes have worse hearing than women without diabetes, regardless of diabetes is controlled or not.

In men in this study found no significant difference in test results among men who have well-controlled diabetes, poorly controlled, and who do not have diabetes.

"Young men in general have worse hearing level, so enough to prevent possible effect of diabetes on hearing. Our findings could be the basis for future research to determine the role that gender may affect hearing loss," said Dr. Handzo.