Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 20-26.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2019.01.005

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Influencing factors of hearing loss and its correlation with retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Wang Peng1, Liu Bo2, Zhao Mingyue3, Yang Yi4   

  1. 1. Integrated Department, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China;
    2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing 100730, China;
    3. Department of Cadre Medical, Beijing Airospace General Hospital, Beijing 100076, China;
    4. Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2018-12-06 Online:2019-01-21 Published:2019-01-23
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by Capital Health Research and Development of Special(2018-1-1091).

Abstract: Objective To analyze the association between diabetic retinopathy(DR) and hearing loss in diabetes mellitus(DM) patients and to investigate the factors which affect hearing among DM patients. Methods Questionnaires and pure tone audiometry were performed in 73 patients with type 2 DM, The average age was (53.0±8.4)years,the course of diabetes was (10.3±7.0) years, who visited Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University from October 2013 to December 2014. The patients were categorized into groups according to hearing loss and DR.The examination of the ocular fundus, the pure tone air and bone conduction threshold testing,Hemoglobin A, blood pressure, lipid and other examinations were carried out. Results In all of the 73 subjects with diabetes, pure tone audiometry confirmed the incidence of hearing loss in 26.0%, including10.5% cases who did not complained of hearing loss. The incidence of retinopathy is 39.7%. The age (P=0.005) and DR (P=0.006) exacerbated hearing loss in the mean hearing loss group of diabetes mellitus compared with the normal group. It is the same in the high-frequency hearing loss group compared with the normal group, with the age (P=0.001) and DR (P=0.017). Logistic regression analysis showed that the DR(OR=6.499,95%CI:1.546-27.317,P=0.011) significantly exacerbated the hearing loss in the both average hearing loss and high frequency hearing loss DR (OR=4.448,95%CI:1.195-16.551,P=0.026). Conclusion There have significantly association between DR and hearing loss in DM patients. The patient's subjective feeling did not reflect exactly their hearing function. The hearing screening should be performed in time for the patients with DR.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, hearing loss

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