Relationship of retinopathy and hearing loss in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Annals of Ophthalmology, cilt.34, sa.3, ss.216-222, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12009-002-0026-4
- Dergi Adı: Annals of Ophthalmology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.216-222
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study investigated whether the degree of diabetic retinopathy correlates with degree of sensorineural hearing loss. Seventy-five diabetic patients and 45 sex- and age-matched healthy controls were evaluated audiologically. Patients were classified into groups by severity of retinopathy: group 1 (n=28), no retinopathy, group 2 (n=4), background retinopathy; and group 3 (n=23), proliferative or end-stage retinopathy. Diabetics had a statistically significant difference at all frequencies of hearing loss, as compared with controls.