RESULTS:The findings of the current study suggest that middle-aged individuals with diabetes have a significant deficiency in auditory processing at the brainstem level. Both transient (wave V (p=0.00), A (p=0.00), and O (p=0.00)) and sustained responses (wave D (p=0.001), E (p=0.00), and F (p=0.00)) of the S-ABR were found to be affected in diabetic individuals compared to age-matched non-diabetic individuals.
CONCLUSION:Considering diabetes is a common metabolic disorder in the middle-aged Indian population, the findings of the present study can have significant clinical implication.