Diabetes Mellitus and Tinnitus: an Epidemiology Study
Seyed Hasan Golboei MOUSAVI, Batoolsadat Sajadinejad, Sina KHORSANDI, Amin Farhadi
Abstract
Objectives: Tinnitus is the perception of sound that does not arise from an external source. It is a chronic sensation that virtually all would prefer not to experience, but for most people it is not disabling and treatments for disturbing tinnitus are limited. Diabetes causes several side effects, among which its impact on the neural system is one of the most important ones. Considering that the hearing system is part of the neural system, this paper investigates the likelihood of tinnitus occurrence and its potential role of risk factor in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Topics & Concepts
TinnitusMedicineGlycated hemoglobinDiabetes mellitusAudiologyEpidemiologyHearing lossType 2 diabetesInternal medicineEndocrinologyHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsVestibular and auditory disordersConnexins and lens biology