The aim of this study is to assess the hearing loss prevalence in association with diabetes & correlate it with age and duration of diabetes. This study was done in outpatient and inpatient department of ENT & endocrinology department in PSG Institute of Medical Science and Research, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, from July 2012 -2014. Evaluation of 200 patients with otoscopic examination of canal and tympanic membrane status, worked up with PTA .Audiogram was analyzed for hearing loss &classified by WHO criteria found that 72 % individuals with diabetes were noted to have mild SNHL ,20 % with moderate SNHL,3% moderate severe SNHL, 4 % severe ,1% with profound hearing loss .In our study we concluded that after analyzing audiogram of diabetic patient ,they are more prone to develop mild to moderate SNHL and duration of diabetes and gender were found to have no effect on incidence of hearing loss.
Introduction: Voice is a natural medium adapted to communicate emotional contact. Hoarseness is a common symptom that otolaryngologist come across. Aims and Objectives: This study aims at studying the etiology predisposing factors and clinical profile of patients presenting with hoarseness. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out in department of ENT, PSG medical college, Coimabatore in the period of July 2015 to July 2017. A total of 100 cases presenting with hoarseness were studied. Results: The most common etiology was found to be malignancy of larynx with incidence of 33% among the hoarseness of voice patients. The incidence of hoarseness was 0.27% among the total ENT cases. Conclusion: The symptom of hoarseness of voice should not be ignored as it might be an indication of laryngeal malignancy. Any patient with hoarseness should be thoroughly investigated to rule out laryngeal malignancy, that might cause respiratory distress leading to life threatening complications.
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