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Diabetes and Hearing Loss May be Due to Neuropathy

Researchers in Italy are exploring the effect that diabetes may have on hearing loss. Forty seven people with insulin dependent diabetes and still with normal hearing abilities were studied and all of them had impairments in the spiral canal in the ear. These problems usually begin with a lesion in the inner ear spiral canal and can be caused by neuropathy. Previous studies have found that hearing loss is in the high frequency area of the ear with a progressive loss over time.