Characteristics of vestibular function in patients with diabetes
Li Jin
Liu Bo
Duan Jinping
Liu Dongxin
Li Yanhong
Abstract：Objective To report characteristics of vestibular caloric test in patients with diabetes and to investigate the relation between diabetes and vestibular dysfunction. Methods Patients with type 2 diabetes (n=51, male 27, female 24, age=56.1 ± 10.1 years) seen at the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2014 to 2015 were recruited. Subjects without medical or family history of otology diseases or diabetes (n=43, male 13, fe-male 31, age=50.4 ± 7.2 years) were included in this study as controls. All patients and controls completed a questionnaire survey and vestibular caloric test. Results 1.Vestibular dysfunction were identified in 36 of the 51 patients (70.6%) and 22 of the 43 controls (51.2%) (P=0.043). 2. Vestibular dysfunction was bilateral in 16 patients (44.4%, 16/36) and in 4 control sub-jects (22.2%, 4/22) (P=0.037). 3. There was no difference regarding vestibular dysfunction among those with more than ten years duration of diabetes and those with less than ten years duration (P>0.05). 4. Nor was there difference among those with HbA1C≥7 and those with HbA1C<7 (P>0.05). Conclusion The incidence of vestibular dysfunction is increased in pa-tients with diabetes mellitus, which is more likely to cause bilateral vestibular function damage. 2. There is little correlation between the duration of diabetes or level of blood glucose control and the incidence of vestibular dysfunction.
Keywords：diabetes mellitusvestibular dysfunctioncaloric testduration of diabetesthe level of blood glucose control
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 460-463 )