Open AccessOtological and Visual Implications of Diabetes Mellitus in North Indian Population
Author(s) -
Prateek Roy,
M. Chandra,
Anupam Mishra,
Vikas Verma,
Kamal Kumar Sawlani,
Hitendra Prakash Singh,
Sunil Kumar,
Sandeep Saxena,
Abhishek Singh,
Sushil Pandey,
Kauser Usman,
Pramod Kumar,
D Himanshu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-019-01705-y
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , anamnesis , otorhinolaryngology , audiology , sensorineural hearing loss , population , vestibular system , visual impairment , diabetic retinopathy , hearing loss , prospective cohort study , ophthalmology , pediatrics , surgery , endocrinology , psychiatry , environmental health
The worldwide population of diabetic patients is increasing alarmingly with India claiming number one position. It causes irreversible damage to cochlear hair cells, vestibular apparatus, visual pathway, nephrons, nerves, if not checked in time. A total of 188 patients of diabetes mellitus were included in this prospective study. The patients underwent routine anamnesis, hearing handicap inventory and dizziness handicap inventory assessment along with clinical examination for audiological, vestibular, neurological and ophthalmological (fundoscopy) status. In our study a sensorineural hearing loss, retinopathy, neuropathy, vestibulopathy was seen in diabetic patients.