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29.07.2019 | Original Article
Otological and Visual Implications of Diabetes Mellitus in North Indian Population
verfasst von:
Prateek Roy, Manish Chandra, Anupam Mishra, Veerendra Verma, K. K. Sawlani, H. P. Singh, Sunil Kumar, Sandeep Saxena, A. B. Singh, Shivani Pandey, Kauser Usman, Pramod Kumar, D. Himanshu
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Sonderheft 2/2019
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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.