Tinnitus and the diabetic individual: a review

Authors

  • Manish Munjal Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Shubham Munjal Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Vineeta Arora Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Narinder Jain Department of Medicine, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Swati Chauhan Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Garima Bansal Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Aditi Randev Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Rubaldeep Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Manik Kaushal Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Sakshi Jarewal Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Prachee Budhiraja Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • Ayush Ahuja Department of ENTHNS, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20252267

Keywords:

Tinnitus, Diabetes mellitus type II, HB1AC neuropathy

Abstract

Tinnitus infact is a sound that is heard inside the head and not having an external source of origin. It is an unwelcome sensation that irritates continuously and dubious modalities have been advocated for its management. In the diabetic there is a multi-system involvement, with a major brunt, on the neural pathways and receptors. In the audiological region, a vital component of the nervous system, there is a high likelihood of onset of tinnitus, in subjects with underlying type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

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2025-07-25

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Munjal, M., Munjal, S., Arora, V., Jain, N., Chauhan, S., Bansal, G., Randev, A., Rubaldeep, Kaushal, M., Jarewal, S., Budhiraja, P., & Ahuja, A. (2025). Tinnitus and the diabetic individual: a review. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 11(4), 480–482. https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20252267

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