Diabetes and Risk of Hearing Impairment in Adults: A Meta-Analysis

Posted by News Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

JCEM: November 12, 2012

Context: Recently, several studies have investigated the relationship between diabetes and hearing impairment, but results were inconsistent.

Objective: Our objective was to compare the prevalence of hearing impairment between diabetic and nondiabetic adults.

Data Sources : We performed a systematic literature search using MEDLINE (1950 to May 30, 2011) and EMBASE (1974 to May 30, 2011).

Study Selection: Cross-sectional studies were included if data on numbers of hearing-impaired and non-hearing-impaired cases with diabetes were presented. Hearing impairment was limited to that assessed by pure-tone audiometry that included at least 2 kHz of frequency range and was defined as progressive, chronic, sensorineural, or without specified cause. Read More

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