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Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 2/2019

01-11-2019 | Audiometry | Original Article

Clinical and Audiometric Assessment of Hearing Loss in Diabetes Mellitus

Authors: Angela Mishra, Vijay Kumar Poorey

Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Special Issue 2/2019

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Abstract

Hyperglycemia has been reported to cause hearing loss. We evaluated hyperglycemic subjects with controls undergoing pure tone audiometry. Hundred subjects were divided into case (n = 50, diabetes mellitus patients) and control (n = 50, non DM subjects). Pure tone audiometry was performed for subjects. Degree of hearing loss was categorized as mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe and profound hearing loss. Out of 50 cases, 26% had normal hearing, 20% had moderately and 28% had moderately severe hearing loss. Longer duration of diabetes (p = 0.031) was significant predictor of moderately severe, severe and profound SNHL. Profound SNHL was more common in those with > 200 fasting blood sugar (p = 0.001) and severe and profound SNHL was common in those having > 300 random blood sugar (p = 0.004). To conclude age, duration and severity of diabetes was the significant predictor of hearing loss in patients of diabetes mellitus.
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Metadata
Title
Clinical and Audiometric Assessment of Hearing Loss in Diabetes Mellitus
Authors
Angela Mishra
Vijay Kumar Poorey
Publication date
01-11-2019
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Issue Special Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1566-2

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