Diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss: is there an association? Baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

OBJECTIVES: Although several studies have investigated the effects of diabetes on hearing loss, the relationship between these two conditions remains unclear. Some studies have suggested that diabetes may cause sensorineural hearing loss, whereas others have failed to find an association. The bigges...

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Main Authors: Alessandra G. Samelli, Itamar S. Santos, Renata R. Moreira, Camila M. Rabelo, Laurie P. Rolim, Isabela J. Bensenõr, Paulo A. Lotufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017000100005&lng=en&tlng=en