Audiological profile in diabetic patients

AbstractBackground: The auditory system is a potential target of the damaging effect of diabetes mellitus.Objective: To assess the clinical impact of diabetes mellitus on hearing.Patients and Methods: This is a case control study in which we assess the hearing of 60 diabetic patients of bothtypes (type 1 and type 2 diabetes) regarding (age, gender, type, duration and control) of diabetes mellitus andcompare it with 60 normal (age and gender match) control group. Thorough history and full ENT examination donefor both diabetic patients and control group to exclude those with other causes of sensorineural hearing loss. Puretone audiometry were done for all patients and normal control group and (5cc) of blood were taken from diabeticpatients for assessment of HbA1c level.Results: This study shows that there is significant increase (p value