Display options
Share it on

J Audiol Otol. 2015 Dec;19(3):138-43. doi: 10.7874/jao.2015.19.3.138. Epub 2015 Dec 18.

Influences of Diabetes on Hearing Recovery in Noise-Exposed Mice.

Journal of audiology & otology

Chan Joo Yang, Ji-Won Lee, Jong Woo Chung

Affiliations

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  2. Asan Institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 26771012 PMCID: PMC4704550 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2015.19.3.138

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many studies have reported an association between diabetes and hearing loss. However, these reports were mainly abstractive correlations between common hearing loss and the incidence of diabetes. Therefore, we evaluated the impact of diabetes on the occurrence of and recovery from noise-induced hearing loss.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used 5-week-old C57BLKS/J-m wild type (+/+) and C57BLKS/J-db/db male mice as the control and diabetic groups, respectively. In one set of experiments, the hearing levels of control and diabetic mice were measured weekly for 7 weeks. In a second set of experiments, control and diabetic mice were exposed to broadband white noise of 110 dB SPL for 3 hours; hearing levels were analyzed before and immediately after exposure, 1, 3, and 5 days, and 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after the noise exposure.

RESULTS: The hearing levels of the control group were better than those of the diabetic group at each weekly revision for 7 weeks at all auditory brainstem response frequencies (4, 8, 16, and 32 kHz). After noise exposure, both groups of mice showed an immediate increase in the hearing level threshold at all frequencies. Subsequent threshold recovery was seen in both groups with no difference in the hearing level recovery rates between the two groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Hearing level with aging becomes significantly impaired earlier in diabetic mice but hearing recovery after noise exposure is similar between diabetic and control mice.

Keywords: Cochlea; Diabetes mellitus; Hearing loss; Mice; Noise-induced

References

  1. J Diabetes Complications. 2007 Mar-Apr;21(2):93-100 - PubMed
  2. Diabetes. 2012 Nov;61(11):2980-6 - PubMed
  3. Laryngoscope. 2009 Sep;119(9):1788-96 - PubMed
  4. Laryngoscope. 2009 Jun;119(6):1190-4 - PubMed
  5. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Jul-Aug;75(4):573-8 - PubMed
  6. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Feb;30(2):139-45 - PubMed
  7. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jul 1;149(1):1-10 - PubMed
  8. Sci Total Environ. 1992 Dec 15;127(1-2):155-65 - PubMed
  9. Otol Neurotol. 2003 May;24(3):382-6 - PubMed
  10. J Laryngol Otol. 1999 Jan;113(1):13-8 - PubMed
  11. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Sep;132(9):934-8 - PubMed
  12. Auris Nasus Larynx. 1996;23:127-32 - PubMed
  13. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1971 Apr;80(2):218-28 - PubMed
  14. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2005 Nov-Dec;7(11-12):1568-80 - PubMed
  15. Prev Med. 2009 Nov;49(5):360-4 - PubMed
  16. Otolaryngol Pol. 2002;56(5):607-10 - PubMed
  17. Diabet Med. 2009 May;26(5):483-8 - PubMed
  18. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Sep 02;7:593 - PubMed
  19. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2013 Oct;2(8):410-421 - PubMed

Publication Types