Paper Title
Diabetic Otopathy: Diabetic Age Overrides The Chronological Age and Glycemic Status

Abstract
Background - Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent non-communicable disease throughout the World. It is associated with many complications. Hearing loss among diabetics is a recent concern, it’s magnitude and pathophysiology are not yet clearly defined. The present study aims to find the association between diabetes and hearing loss.Material and Method: The study was conducted with 200 diabetes mellitus patients aged between 20 and 50 years, selected from endocrinology OPD, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. Participants were subjected to pure tone audiometry at department of ENT. 2-hour PPPG& HBA1c values were collected. Results: 58% 0f the participants were detected with sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing loss showed significant association with duration of diabetes and age of the diabetics(with p-value less than 0.05). Duration of diabetes showed significant association with all the audiometric parameters, but age of the diabetics failed. The glycemic status did not show any significant association with the hearing loss. Conclusion: The hearing loss found among diabetics was strongly associated with the duration of the disease (diabetic age) rather than the age of the patient (chronological age) and glycemic status. If detected earlier in it’s course, long term complications of hearing can be avoided. Keywords - Diabetes, Hearing loss, Audiometry