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Otological and Visual Implications of Diabetes Mellitus in North Indian Population
Prateek Roy1, Manish Chandra1, Anupam Mishra1
11Department of ENT Head Neck Surgery, KGMU, Lucknow, India.
Abstract:
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.
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