A Study on Sensori–neural hearing loss in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Dr Anil H T; Anil Kumar A S; Dr Lakshmi Shantharam; DrSwathi RK

Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2014

A Study on Sensori–neural hearing loss in patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Dr Anil H T, Anil Kumar A S, Dr Lakshmi Shantharam, Drswathi Rk

Abstract :

Background: The relationship between diabetes mellitus and he� loss has been discussed over several years. The nature of he� loss in diabetes is thought of as sensorineural type with microangiopathy as the cause of he� loss.Materials and Methods:64 subjects were included in the study. Patients with type II diabetes mellitus were compared with age–matched controls for their he� acuity in relation to their glycemic status.Results:39 subjects were diabetics and 25 were non–diabetics.73.7% of diabetics showed sensorineural he� loss compared to 37.5% of non–diabetics suffering from sensorineural he� loss. Conclusion: High fasting blood glucose and poor glycemic control had high incidence of sesorineural he� loss. However, duration of diabetes did not have a significant impact on he� acuity