Interaction between diabetes mellitus and hypertension on risk of hearing loss in highly endogamous population.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hearing loss and its association with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a highly endogamous population.

Design: This is a cross-sectional study.

Setting: The present study is carried out in Ear Nose Throat (ENT) and Endocrinology outpatient clinics of the Hamad General and Rumeilah Hospitals, Hamad Medical Corporation.