Diabetes mellitus as etiological factor of hearing loss

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Diabetes mellitus as etiological factor of hearing loss.

Patients with diabetes mellitus often show symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing impairment. In general, hearing loss is sensorineural, which is sometimes confused with presbycusis, mainly because it develops in patients older than 40 years of age. Angiopathy and neuropathy caused by diabetes mellitus have been considered important factors for the vestibular-cochlear disorders found...

Hearing loss in patients with diabetes mellitus.

UNLABELLED The relationship between diabetes mellitus and hearing loss is described as 'controversial' in the literature, given that in the clinical realm many patients present dysacusis while others do not. AIM this study aims to investigate the relationship between hearing loss and diabetes mellitus and add to the knowledge being developed in this area. STUDY DESIGN cross-sectional clinic...

The risk factors of hearing loss in diabetes mellitus

Background: Hearing loss is considered as one of the complications in diabetic patients. However, studies reported conflicting results on the relationship between diabetes and hearing loss. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and compare the prevalence of hearing loss in patients with diabetes mellitus and a group of non-diabetic people. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted o...

Diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss among non-elderly people.

One ofthe known complications of diabetes is hearing impairment. This comparative study in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, aimed to evaluate the association of diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among a non-elderly population. Among 160 subjects aged < 60 years with no history of occupational noise exposure (80 diabetics and 80 age- and sex-matched non-diabetic controls),...