The effects of SARS-CoV-2 on hearing thresholds in COVID-19 patients with non-hospitalized mild disease()

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 may have many nonspecific symptoms, such as hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness. This study aims to investigate the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the hearing thresholds of patients with COVID-19. METHODS: A total of 20 patients aged 20–55 years who were diagnosed with COVID-19 wer...

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Autores principales: Durgut, Osman, Karataş, Mesut, Çelik, Çağlar, Dikici, Oğuzhan, Solmaz, Fevzi, Gencay, Sündüz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8669941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34922259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103320
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 may have many nonspecific symptoms, such as hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness. This study aims to investigate the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the hearing thresholds of patients with COVID-19. METHODS: A total of 20 patients aged 20–55 years who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were included in this study. The relationship between the pure-tone thresholds of patients before and after COVID-19 was evaluated. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference between bone conduction pure-tone thresholds in all frequencies before and after COVID-19. CONCLUSION: SARS-CoV-2 has no effects on the hearing thresholds in patients with non-hospitalized mild COVID-19 disease. Further studies are needed to investigate the possible effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the auditory system.

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