Журнал отологии и ринологии

Prediabetes Associated Hearing Loss: A One Year Prospective Study on Hundred Patients

Prabhakara Rao Y and Vamshi K Biroj

Aim: The objective of this study was to identify whether prediabetics have a higher incidence of hearing loss than people with normal blood glucose levels.

Materials and method: We performed a prospective study of audiometric data of a hundred patients with pre-diabetes matched with another hundred of normal control group over a span of a year. A complete detailed otological examination and pure tone averages were calculated initially from each group and evaluated.

Result: There has been an increase incidence of high frequency hearing loss in prediabetic group compared to normal individuals implying that increase uncontrolled glucose levels increase risk of hearing impairment.

Отказ от ответственности: Этот реферат был переведен с помощью инструментов искусственного интеллекта и еще не прошел проверку или верификацию