ave you ever been screened for hearing loss? Perhaps not, but if you live with diabetes, hearing loss screening should be considered an essential part of your health assessment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Diabetes Statistics report, 37.3 million people in the United States are diagnosed with diabetes. And data from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that 37 million people are living with hearing loss. As the numbers would suggest, there is quite a bit of overlap between these conditions. In fact, for people who have prediabetes, the rate of hearing loss is 30% higher than in the general population, and for those diagnosed with diabetes, it’s twice as common. Additionally,
