1 in 4 adults with diabetes may have hearing loss: Tips to protect your ears

One in four adults with type 2 diabetes could be living with moderate-to-severe hearing loss, according to findings highlighted by neurologist Dr. Sudhir Kumar in a recent post on X. The warning comes as growing evidence suggests diabetes may affect the ears alongside the eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart, prompting doctors to urge early hearing checks.Diabetes has long been linked to complications involving the eyes, kidneys, heart and nerves. Now, hearing loss is increasingly being recognised as another organ system that may be affected by persistently high blood sugar. In a post shared on X this week, Dr. Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based neurologist, drew attention to new research showing that nearly one in four adults with type 2 diabetes has moderate-to-severe hearing loss and that people with diabetes have more than twice the odds of clinically significant hearing loss compared with those without the condition.Sharing the findings, Dr.