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Hearing problems and hormonal disturbances in the elderly.

A Parving1

  • 1Department of Audiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Supplementum
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus do not significantly impair hearing. Audiological tests showed no difference in hearing ability in hypothyroid patients compared to controls, and diabetic patients showed no hearing loss related to microangiopathy.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Audiology
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Hormonal diseases like hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus are often linked to hearing loss.
  • Previous assumptions suggested inner ear or central auditory pathway lesions causing sensorineural hearing loss.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between hypothyroidism and hearing disorders.
  • To evaluate cochlear and retrocochlear hearing functions in patients with diabetes mellitus, with and without microangiopathy.

Main Methods:

  • Audiological examinations were performed on hypothyroid patients before and after L-thyroxine treatment.
  • Histological examination of temporal bones from a patient with myxedema was conducted.
  • Hearing thresholds and discrimination scores were assessed in diabetic patients with and without microangiopathy.
  • Brainstem audiometry was used to evaluate patients with long-term insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Main Results:

  • No significant improvement in hearing thresholds or speech discrimination was observed in hypothyroid patients after treatment.
  • Hearing ability in hypothyroid patients did not differ from age- and sex-matched controls.
  • No significant differences in hearing thresholds or discrimination scores were found between diabetic groups or compared to controls.
  • Abnormal brainstem audiometry responses were found in 40% of patients with long-term diabetes mellitus, suggesting diabetic encephalopathy.

Conclusions:

  • Hypothyroidism does not appear to cause significant hearing impairment.
  • Diabetes mellitus, even with microangiopathy, does not significantly affect cochlear or retrocochlear hearing functions.
  • Diabetic encephalopathy may be indicated by abnormal brainstem audiometry in long-term diabetic patients.

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