What is it about?
How Diabetes affects hearing health and functioning of the hearing structures. Goes into what increases the risk of hearing loss in young to middle aged adults with Diabetes
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Why is it important?
It is important to know impact of Diabetes to the hearing health of those living with it as there are many people impacted by Diabetes. Furthermore, knowing this link can help prevent diabetes related hearing loss and or help identify it and manage it earlier to reduce negative impact to quality of life
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This is one of the first research studies in this area of knowledge within South Africa and so it is important to highlight certain contextual factors unique to the management of Diabetes patients
MIss Vera-Genevey Hlayisi
University of Cape Town
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This page is a summary of: High prevalence of disabling hearing loss in young to middle-aged adults with diabetes, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s13410-018-0655-9.
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