Millions of Americans living with type 2 diabetes may have a serious, undiagnosed complication that no one has tested them for: significant hearing loss.
A major review published July 8, 2026 in the journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews found that approximately one in four adults with type 2 diabetes is living with moderate-to-severe hearing impairment, and that people with diabetes are more than twice as likely to develop clinically significant hearing loss compared to people without the condition.
