Diabetes and Hearing Loss

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People with diabetes are more likely to develop a hearing loss than people without the disease?

Although the relationship between the two remains unclear, both type 1 and type 2 diabetes increases the risk of developing hearing loss.

One study has shown that people with diabetes are two times more likely to develop hearing loss that people without the disease. Furthermore, hearing loss develops earlier in life for those with diabetes.

It is important for people with a diagnosis of diabetes to have a baseline hearing test to record hearing levels and to then follow up with regular and routine hearing checks throughout life to identify any changes to hearing levels.

Maintaining hearing health will help to keep your hearing system working as well as possible. Avoid putting anything in your ears such as cotton buds or paper clips. If you are being exposed to loud sounds, wear the appropriate hearing protection to avoid noise damage to your hearing. Listen to music through headphones or earbuds at a sensible level and take breaks.

What are the signs of hearing loss to look out for?

• Difficulty hearing in background noise
• Feeling like people are mumbling or speech is muffled
• Mishearing or misunderstanding conversation 
• Tiredness or fatigue at the end of a busy listening day
• People accuse you of not listening

If you feel like you might have a hearing loss, or if you want further information about your hearing please get in touch with us at Lakeland Hearing so we can help you to hear well.

Welcome back and Hello to 2022!

Vicky, Sarah and Madeleine took a well earned break between Christmas and New Year and are now back with batteries recharged and their ever flowing enthusiasm for a new year at Lakeland Hearing.

We hope you all had a lovely festive period and we look forward to seeing many of you this year.

The start of a new year is often a time to address issues with renewed vigour and commitment. If you have noticing some changes to your hearing ability recently please don’t put it off. Come into the clinic and talk to Vicky or Madeleine our audiologists.

• Do you feel like people are mumbling?
• Is it tiring to keep up with conversation?
• Does background noise stop you from enjoying your social life?

We see so many clients who wish they had come in to see us sooner, had a hearing assessment and trialled a hearing aid. They realise how much they had been missing in conversation and in life – the bird song that they hadn’t noticed slipping away, or the chatter of family life that was missed.

Our audiologists can talk to you about any difficulties you may be experiencing. They can do a full assessment of your hearing and talk you through the results. A typical appointment would include a visual inspection of your ear and ear drum. A pure tone hearing assessment where you respond to sounds you can hear by pressing a button. Tympanometry to check the function of your middle ear and in some cases, speech testing to see how your hearing loss affects your ability to hear speech in the presence of background noise.

So please call us on 01539 234180 or email info@lakelandhearing.co.uk

Christmas Greetings 2021

Vicky and her team would like to wish a Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful clients!

As we reflect on this year, it has highlighted to us, as hearing care specialists, how vital communication is for good health and wellbeing. The limited social exposure due to the pandemic has been compounded for some by a change in their hearing. We have been delighted to improve our clients’ quality of life through better hearing.

We are overjoyed at being able to see more people face to face, you are the wonderful clients that fill our days with laughter and enjoyment and are so thrilled at having been able to help you make them most of life with more effective communication.

Looking ahead to 2022, there will be celebrations as we mark the 20th anniversary of Lakeland Hearing! Hello to our clients who have been with us from the beginning!

So, thank you all.

Wishing you, your families and loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

From Vicky, Sarah and Madeleine at Lakeland Hearing.