On the previous report, in cooperation with the members of the Tokyo Diabetic Society, we indicated that the perceptive deafness including the insensible deafness of diabetics amounted to 48 cases of 127 cases. And the result was excepted from non-diabetic factor.
This report is the results of follow-up retest through one year on 32 cases of 48 cases previously confirmed.
1) 11 cases (37.5%) are in advanced stage of perceptive deafness, 13 cases (40.7%) are in constant, 4 cases (10.9%) are in convalescent stage, and 4 cases (10.9%) are in unstable condition.
2) It is found that many cases in short term suffering are in unstable levels of hearing-loss.
3) All of the cases in convalescent stage of perceptive deafness are found in good blood-sugar control group, advanced or unstable cases are found in poor blood-sugar control group, and many cases of constant stage are found in good control group.
4) We noticed the diabetic retinopathia or other ophthalmologic disorders in advanced stage of many cases of perceptive deafness.
5) But we discovered no mutual relation with the change of perceptive deafness and other results of clinical test.