BHI Promotes World Diabetes Day

Healthcare News | November 2, 2009

Better Hearing Institute Promotes World Diabetes Day. According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease. Yet hearing screenings typically are not part of the regular regimen of care that people with diabetes are routinely recommended to receive.
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Hearing health professionals may download our 2009 World Diabetes Day e-Education Toolkit at http://www.betterhearing.org/professionals/tools.cfm (Under World Diabetes Day Campaign).  It consists of the following:
• BHI Instructions for World Diabetes Day
• Diabetes and Hearing Health Backgrounder
• Customizable Press Release for World Diabetes Day
• OpEd News feature article: “People With Diabetes More Likely to Suffer Hearing Loss

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