Purpose: to investigate the association between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and tinnitus and evaluate the influence of other related factors such as diagnosis of hearing loss, age and sex. Methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study In which patients were selected based on eligibility criteria: audiology interview, otorhinolaryngological evaluation, diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or tinnitus assessed, using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Visual Analog Scale instruments, and diagnosis of hearing loss. Patients with insufficient data in their medical records were excluded from the analysis. Results: 3,483 medical records were considered. Of these, 55.46% (n=1,932) were females and 44.54% (n=1,551) were males. The median age was 64 years and 53.50% (n=1,864) of the participants had tinnitus. Isolated T2DM was reported in 6.65% (n=231) of the sample, while the association between tinnitus and T2DM was present in 15.75% (n=549) of cases. Conclusion: more than 50% of the sample had tinnitus, especially between 61 and 70 years old, with female predominance. The results demonstrated a statistically significant relationship between tinnitus and age groups, supporting the non-random connection between tinnitus and age. Hearing loss was common in most cases of association between tinnitus and T2DM, with a statistically significant association between T2DM, tinnitus and hearing loss.
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