India, Feb. 13 -- Diabetes is one of the most common diseases, which, when left untreated, can cause serious health complications, including heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, and kidney failure. However, hearing loss is never linked with it. But that is far from the truth.

In an Instagram post shared on February 13, Dr Kunal Sood, a Maryland-based physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine, shared that hearing loss is often linked to ageing or noise exposure, but diabetes is also associated with a higher risk of hearing loss.

According to Dr Sood, research shows that people with type 2 diabetes commonly develop mild, high-frequency hearing loss, with risk increasing over time because of poorer glycemic control. His ...