Diabetes and hearing loss are linked in many cases. But how common is it? The American Diabetes Association acknowledges that out of the 26 million people in the U.S. who have diabetes, an estimated 34.5 million have some type of hearing loss. There are certain signs that a person is experiencing loss of hearing. If a diabetic person exhibits the following symptoms, diabetes hearing loss may be happening to them.

If a person often asks people to repeat themselves during conversations, diabetes and hearing loss may be the problem. If a person has difficulty experiencing conversations or believes other people are mumbling when they are not. Another sign of hearing loss and diabetes is when a person has trouble haring in places that have a noisy atmosphere. Trouble hearing high pitch sounds (such as the voices of women and children) may occur. Turning up the volume on electronic devices such …