Speech and Hearing Therapy Department - UNESP - Marília Campus, SP, Brazil.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jul-Aug;75(4):573-8. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30498-5.
The relationship between diabetes mellitus and hearing loss is described as 'controversial' in the literature, given that in the clinical realm many patients present dysacusis while others do not.
this study aims to investigate the relationship between hearing loss and diabetes mellitus and add to the knowledge being developed in this area.
cross-sectional clinical trial.
in our study we analyzed the medical charts of 50 adult patients of both genders, aged above 45 years, and diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, seen in our institution in 2006 and 2007, and compared them to the charts of 50 metabolic disease-free individuals.
this study found statistically significant worse audiometric thresholds among patients with diabetes mellitus when compared to patients in the control group.
the results identified in this study point to a correlation between hearing loss and diabetes mellitus. This possibility should therefore be further investigated by health care workers providing care to patients with diabetes mellitus, in the form of closer follow-up on the auditory health of this patient group.
本研究旨在探讨听力损失与糖尿病之间的关系，并为该领域的知识发展做出贡献。
横断面临床试验。
在我们的研究中，我们分析了 2006 年至 2007 年间在我们机构就诊的 50 名年龄在 45 岁以上的男女成年糖尿病患者的病历，并将其与 50 名无代谢性疾病的个体的病历进行了比较。
本研究发现，与对照组相比，糖尿病患者的听阈有统计学意义上的显著恶化。
本研究的结果表明听力损失与糖尿病之间存在相关性。因此，为该患者群体提供护理的医护人员应进一步调查这种可能性，以更密切地关注该组患者的听觉健康。
