Author： Kurt Emin Öztürk Faruk Günen Abdullah Sadikoglu Yilmaz Sari Refik Ali Yoldas Tahir K. Avsar Alaeddin Inan Ümit Ü.
Publisher： Humana Press, Inc
ISSN： 1530-4086
Source： Annals of Ophthalmology, Vol.34, Iss.3, 2002-09, pp. : 216-222
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Abstract
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=28), background retinopathy; and group 3 (n=28), proliferative or end-stage retinopathy. Diabetics had a statistically significant difference at all frequencies of hearing loss, as compared with controls.
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