SUBJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF CALORIC INDUCED VERTIGO IN ASYMPTOMATIC DIABETIC VERSUS NORMAL VOLUNTEERS:

Authors

Ashraf Elsayed Morgan,, From Audiology - ENT Department Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University.
Elshahat Ibrahem Ismail Elshokry, From Audiology - ENT Department Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University.
Wessam Ibrahim Elshawaf, From Audiology - ENT Department Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University.

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

objectives: to evaluate if there isvariability in subjective perception ofvertigo in diabetic patients in comparisonto non-diabetic subjects.Methods:28 patients with diabetestype2 and 28 normal volunteersparticipatedin the present study.Monothermalcool caloric test usedtoinduce vertigo and visual analogscale(VAS) used to quantify the intensitythe perceived caloric inducedvertigo.Results: there was no significantdifference between both groupsinall study variables. There was asignificantdifference in VAS scoresbetweenboth ears in diabetic group < br />patients.Conclusion: there is abnormalvestibular performance in diabeticpatients even in the presence of normal vestibular laboratory functions.

Recommended Citation

Elsayed Morgan,, Ashraf; Ibrahem Ismail Elshokry, Elshahat; and Ibrahim Elshawaf, Wessam (2015) "SUBJECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF CALORIC INDUCED VERTIGO IN ASYMPTOMATIC DIABETIC VERSUS NORMAL VOLUNTEERS:," Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 44 : Iss. 2 , Article 1.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2015.124276

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