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The objective of this study was to compare the diabetes characteristics between type 2 diabetic patients with or without hearing impairment. NIDDM patients were classified into group I and group II according to the absence or presence of microalbuminuria, respectively. Hearing loss was determined using PTA DPOAE and ABR. The results indicated that group I, group II and the control groups had comparable chronological age, age of onset of DM and weight. Systolic BP, diastolic BP and pulse pressure were significantly higher in group II than in group I. There was a significant increase in absolute latency of wave V at repetition rate in group II than in group I. A correlation existed between the degree of hearing loss and the duration of DM in group II only. There was a positive correlation between the degree of hearing loss and pulse pressure in group II only. A strong association existed between NIDDM and hearing loss
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Humans , Male , Female , Hearing Disorders , Albuminuria , Deafness , Glycated Hemoglobin , Audiometry, Pure-Tone , Lipids , Peptides, CyclicABSTRACT
This study was carried out on IDDM patients classified into group I and group II according to the absence or presence of impairment of hearing, respectively. Impairment of hearing was determined by using pure tone audiometry [PTA], distortion product otoacoustic emissions [DPOAE] and brain stem evoked response audiometer [ABR]. The selection of cases, the idea of the study, interpretation of data and comments were presented. It was concluded that soluble VCAM- 1 and s- ICAM-1 were positively associated with the risk for hearing loss in IDDM patients. Soluble VCAM-1 and sICAM-1 may be useful indicators of hearing loss in IDDM patients
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Humans , Male , Female , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology , Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 , Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 , Deafness , Speech DisordersABSTRACT
Ear lobe is a common site for the formation of keloids and the most common cause is ear piercing. The treatment of keloids is extremely controversial and a variety of modalities has been used. No single modality has proved efficacious in preventing the recurrence of keloids. The CO2 laser is an excellent choice in cutaneous surgery and for the treatment of ear lobe keloids