Prevalencia de hipoacusia en pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 de 45 a 75 años en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo 2012 al 2017.

Abstract

The objective was to determine the prevalence of hearing loss in patients with diabetes mellitus 2 through a retrospective observational study from 2713 patients with hearing loss, through their clinical histories found in the AS 400 system of H. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo. A random sample of 324 patients was taken, where 115 met the inclusion criteria (diabetes mellitus type 2, hearing loss, of both sexes, between 45 and 75 years of age). In the results, the prevalence was 35.49% of diabetic patients who developed sensorineural hearing loss (63.37%), moderate degree (33.04%) and bilateral localization (84.3%). In addition, the most common associated pathology in this investigation was arterial hypertension with 25.21%. On the other hand, the male sex and age group between 67 and 75 years were the most frequent with 63.46% and 45.22% respectively.