Haemoglobin A1c and hearing impairment: longitudinal analysis using a large occupational health check-up data of Japan.

Satsue NagahamaIkuko KashinoHuanhuan HuAkiko NanriKayo KurotaniKeisuke KuwaharaMasashi DanTakehiro MichikawaShamima AkterTetsuya MizoueYoshitaka MurakamiYuji Nishiwaki

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

HbA1c ≥8.0% of non-smokers and ≥7.3% of participants with diabetes was associated with high-frequency hearing impairment. These findings indicate that appropriate glycaemic control may prevent diabetic-related hearing impairment.

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