Sleeping problems and ear noise.

[graj123]

I am not getting proper sleep and some continuous noise in the ear. My Diabetes and BP are under control. Hba1c is 7.8. What could be the problem?

[Activity2004 Administrator]

Hi and welcome to the group, graj123 .

Have you seen your doctor about the ear issues? Did the doctor test to see if you have earwax or an ear infection? Recently, I had an ear infection and it made issues when I was trying to sleep the entire night.

[Gambit62]

are you taking metformin? long term use of metformin can affect absorption of B12 - symptoms overlap considerably with those of diabetes so it is easy for it to go unnoticed

pernicious-anaemia-society....

to add to the problems the test for B12 deficiency isn't a gold standard test and will miss 25% of people who are B12 deficient if used as a single measure. Many medics mistakenly believe that if you are B12 deficient you will have macrocytosis - larger rounder red blood cells - but this symptom also isn't present in 25% of people presenting with B12 deficiency.

Please take a look at the PAS forum on HU if you need support getting your GP to investigate the possibility of B12 deficiency.

healthunlocked.com/pasoc