Tinnitus Evaluation in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus at Tertiary Hospital Malaysia.

Autor: Ameen SA; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Norasyikin AW; Department of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Dina HN; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Centre for Ear, Hearing and Speech (Institute-HEARS), Faculty of Health Sciences., Zara MNF; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Centre for Ear, Hearing and Speech (Institute-HEARS), Faculty of Health Sciences., Tyler R; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States., Asma A; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Centre for Ear, Hearing and Speech (Institute-HEARS), Faculty of Health Sciences.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The international tinnitus journal [Int Tinnitus J] 2022 Dec 01; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 89-94. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 01.
DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.20220013
Abstrakt: Objectives: To determine the prevalence of tinnitus in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) patients, to evaluate its severity and to correlate it with estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) as well as glycaemia control (HbA1c).
Material and Methods: We performed a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) from a period of 15 months. A total of 133 T1DM patients who fulfilled our study's criteria were subjected to otoscopy examination, tuning fork test and free field voice test. The mini-Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) was used to assess the severity of tinnitus. We were careful to categorize the perceived duration of tinnitus.
Results: The prevalence of tinnitus among T1DM patients was 24.1% (32/133 patients). Out of 32 patients, approximately 78.1% (25 patients) had a compensated level of tinnitus distress and the remaining 21.9% (7/32) had moderate tinnitus. The duration of tinnitus ranged from 2 seconds to 2 minutes, whıch was ringing and intermittent in nature. The HbA1c and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) were higher in tinnitus compared to the non-tinnitus group. There was no significant correlation between the severity of tinnitus and HbA1c level or eGFR.
Conclusions: Our study concluded that tinnitus amongst T1DM patients was likely to be non-pathological in view of its short duration with minimal to no distress to the sufferers. An elevated HbA1c may increase the risk of developıng tinnitus.
Databáze: MEDLINE