“…There is growing attention paid to the relationship between diabetes and inner ear structures. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ] In particular, there is a wealth of evidence suggesting that hearing loss (HL) may be a disabling complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) [ 26 , 27 ]. The consequences of DM affecting the ear can include the ability to understand speech, the risk of falling, and the onset of tinnitus, with concerns ranging from a lowered quality of life to an increase in mortality.…”