“Diabetes Won’t Stop Me”…Will It Stop You?
Every single day, you face the challenges of diabetes while accomplishing and taking on the many challenges life brings your way. The diabetes can cause ear,nose and throat problems. Diabetes can cause blindness if it’s not controlled properly. Now doctors warn that diabetics are also more likely to lose you hearing too.
Diabetes causes sensorineural hearing loss. It also causes other problems such as tinnitus (ringing of the ear) or vertigo. Diabetes affects the arteries and veins, which causes various complications. The general perception is that hearing loss is due to not taking proper care of the ears. But when the doctors screened these patients, they realised 30 to 40 per cent were diabetic.
Signs of Hearing Loss...
- Frequently asking others to repeat themselves.
- Trouble following conversations that involve more than two people.
- Thinking that others are mumbling.
- Problems hearing in noisy places such as busy restaurants.
- Trouble hearing the voices of women and small children.
- Turning up the TV or radio volume too loud for others who are nearby.
Diabetes causes nose emergencies include nosebleeds, an object lodged in the nose, and a broken nose. A nosebleed may also be caused by irritation or dryness of the lining of the nose, which may occur with low humidity and dry environment, allergic rhinitis, colds, or sinusitis.
Symptoms...
- Difficulty breathing through the affected nostril
Irritation- Sensation of something in the nostril
- Pain
- Blood coming from the nose
- Bruising around the eyes
- Misshapen appearance of nose
- Signs of trauma
- Swelling
Diabetes can cause throat infections and problems. A sore throat is a symptom of infection. The irritation may be a local throat infection or the result of post-nasal drip caused by discharge from or a head cold.
Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of infections are important. People with diabetes should be vigilant about paying attention to any changes in their bodies that could signal an infection. Some examples of body changes that diabetics should be alerted to can include :
- Rise in body temperature or change in blood sugars
- Foul-smelling vaginal discharge
- Pain with urination, or cloudy, bloody or foul-smelling urine
- Difficulty or painful swallowing
- Changes in bowel habits
- Warmth or redness at any cut or scrape, including minor trauma locations and surgical sites
Complications...
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperglcemia
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma (HHNKC)
- When to go to the ER - Diabetic Emergencies
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