"How Diabetes Affects Your Hearing" - Vanessa Caceras
A person with diabetes is two times more likely to experience hearing loss than someone who does not have the condition, according to the American Diabetes Association. So just why are diabetics at a higher risk for hearing loss? "We believe it's years of poorly controlled blood sugar," says Deena Adimoolam, MD, an assistant professor of endocrinology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Deena Adimoolam, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai