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Bilateral sudden sensorineural deafness with vertigo as the sole presenting symptoms of diabetes mellitus — a case report

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This Paper reports a late uncontrolled diabetic presenting to an otolaryngologist with sudden severe sensorineural hearing loss of immediate origin with vertigo and tinnitus as the symptoms. Appropriate investigative and treatment measure resulted in deterioration of hearing in the right ear and mild improvement of hearing in the left ear, with no recovery of imbalance.

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  1. Department of ENT, CSJM Medical University, KG Medical University, Lucknow, India

    Vilas Misra, Naresh Bhatia & G. K. Shukla

  2. Department of Medicine, CSJM Medical University, KG Medical University, Lucknow, India

    C. G. Agarwal

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Misra, V., Agarwal, C.G., Bhatia, N. et al. Bilateral sudden sensorineural deafness with vertigo as the sole presenting symptoms of diabetes mellitus — a case report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 62, 191–194 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0023-7

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