2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
A study of sensorineural hearing loss prevalence in children with diabetes mellitus type 1 using otoacoustic emission
Background and aim: Auditory complications are one of the chronic complications in the context of diabetes, and the basis of this research is to be able to detect them at the subclinical stage and to start early intervention in children with type 1 diabetes. The aim of this research is to study the sensorineural hearing loss prevalence using DPOAE and start early intervention in children with T1D.M to obtain recommendations that can be applied as an audiological screening in these children. On the other hand, this study aim to determine the possibility to concern T1D.M as an independent risk factor to develop hearing loss.
Methods: A prospective cross-sectional clinical study was conducted in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Al-Mowasat University Hospital, from March 2020 to September 2022. 58 T1D.M children under or equal 18 years of age were included. Patients underwent a clinical examination, hemoglobin glucose value HbA1c measure, tympanometry test, DPOAE, and pure tone audiometry (PTA).
Results: Eighteen of the 58 patients (31%) had subclinical sensorineural hearing loss. Of our 18, 11 (61.1%) had diabetes more than 5 years, 14 (77.8%) had uncontrolled diabetes, and 12 had complications during their diabetes. DPOAE could detect Subclinical SNHL simultaneously with normal auditory thresholds and the 3000 HZ frequency was the most affected. According to the PTA, 4 patients out of 18 showed SNHL of mild to moderate severity at high frequencies 4000 and 8000 Hz.
Conclusion: Uncontrolled diabetes, the presence of previous complications during diabetes, and the age of diabetes more than 5 years are considered risk factors for the development of sensorineural hearing loss. DPOAE can detect subclinical SNHL that behavioral auditory tests do not and could be useful to identify those who would be benefit with regular audiologic follow up and tighter diabetes control.
- 1. Detect subclinical sensorineural hearing loss using DPOAE and start early intervention in children with T1D.M.
- 2. Obtain recommendations that can be applied as an audiological screening in children with T1D.M.
- 3. Study sensorineural hearing loss prevalence in children with T1D.M and determine the possibility to concern T1D.M as an independent risk factor to develop hearing loss.
Poster:
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Presenter: Tamar Salloum Yared
I am an Otorhinolaryngologist. I have a degree in Human Medicine, Damascus University 2016. I have a Master degree in ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery, Damascus University 2022. I am a lecturer at faculty of Health Science. I have prepared some scientific research papers and participated in many medical conferences and presented research lectures. Lately I have published a case report entitled “Atypical angiofibroma : A very rare case report and review of literature” in the Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology at Springer Nature.Lately I participated as a speaker in IFOS Dubai ENT World Congress 2023 which was held between 17 – 21 January 2023. I have done a month training at American University in Beirut since 2015. I speak English very good. About educational and social activities, I am a pianist and a volunteer in a cultural association.
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