Association Between Self-Reported Hearing Impairment and Diabetes Mellitus
Abstract
Background: Hearing loss is a growing global health problem in the United States of America. It affects about ten to fifteen percent of most adult Americans and about 70 % of persons 70 years old. The burden of diabetes is expected to increase throughout the world as a result of people living longer and adopting healthier lifestyles. To determine the relationship between self-reported hearing impairment and diabetes in Kirkuk, Iraq.Methods: A cross-sectional study. The study was applied to 40-60-year-old diabetic patients in health centers in Kirkuk -Iraq, between 20 March / 2022 and 20 / May / 2022. The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adult (HHIA) data are collected using the 'The Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA).' By the self-report approach.Results: The result showed that approximately 55.8% of self-reported hearing impairments in patients with diabetes in Iraq / Kirkuk City were moderate. More than half of the participants demonstrated moderate hearing loss. Age groups and education levels contribute to hearing loss in patients with diabetes.Conclusions: Scale scores between diagnosis time groups and treatment types differed significantly. I was organizing a diabetes-specific activist group to raise awareness of the risk of hearing loss in the community.
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