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Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection
Background and Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease entity caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main symptoms of infection at the onset of the pandemic include dyspnea, cough and high fever. Ear–nose–throat (ENT) symptoms are amo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9143391/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35630040 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58050623 |
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author | Zięba, Natalia Lisowska, Grażyna Dadok, Adam Kaczmarek, Joanna Stryjewska-Makuch, Grażyna Misiołek, Maciej |
author_facet | Zięba, Natalia Lisowska, Grażyna Dadok, Adam Kaczmarek, Joanna Stryjewska-Makuch, Grażyna Misiołek, Maciej |
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description | Background and Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease entity caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main symptoms of infection at the onset of the pandemic include dyspnea, cough and high fever. Ear–nose–throat (ENT) symptoms are among the ones presented by patients in the course of infection. The aim of the study was to analyze the frequency of ENT symptoms and to assess their severity and duration in COVID-19 patients. Materials and Methods: The study included 337 patients who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, as confirmed by a PCR test. The study participants were >18 years old; the mean age was 43.98 years ± 13.47 SD. The convalescents completed a questionnaire that contained 26 questions, including 9 detailed questions related to ENT symptoms, such as sore throat, vertigo, dizziness, hearing disorders, olfactory disorders, taste disturbance, headache, cough and dyspnea. The severity of symptoms was assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: The most reported ENT symptoms were olfactory disorders, which occurred in 72% of patients. The second most frequent symptom was taste disturbance (68%), VAS = 6.79 ± 3.01. Vertigo and dizziness were reported by 34% of respondents (VAS = 4.01 ± 2.01). Tinnitus was observed in 15% of patients, VAS = 3.87 ± 1.98; 14% of the subjects reported hearing impairment (VAS = 3.81 ± 2.37). Conclusions: Symptoms related to the sense of smell, taste and hearing are some of the most common symptoms in the course of COVID-19, which is important in the therapeutic and epidemiological management of patients. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of symptoms, especially those related to the hearing organ, may result in greater permanent damage. |
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spelling | pubmed-91433912022-05-29 Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection Zięba, Natalia Lisowska, Grażyna Dadok, Adam Kaczmarek, Joanna Stryjewska-Makuch, Grażyna Misiołek, Maciej Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease entity caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main symptoms of infection at the onset of the pandemic include dyspnea, cough and high fever. Ear–nose–throat (ENT) symptoms are among the ones presented by patients in the course of infection. The aim of the study was to analyze the frequency of ENT symptoms and to assess their severity and duration in COVID-19 patients. Materials and Methods: The study included 337 patients who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, as confirmed by a PCR test. The study participants were >18 years old; the mean age was 43.98 years ± 13.47 SD. The convalescents completed a questionnaire that contained 26 questions, including 9 detailed questions related to ENT symptoms, such as sore throat, vertigo, dizziness, hearing disorders, olfactory disorders, taste disturbance, headache, cough and dyspnea. The severity of symptoms was assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: The most reported ENT symptoms were olfactory disorders, which occurred in 72% of patients. The second most frequent symptom was taste disturbance (68%), VAS = 6.79 ± 3.01. Vertigo and dizziness were reported by 34% of respondents (VAS = 4.01 ± 2.01). Tinnitus was observed in 15% of patients, VAS = 3.87 ± 1.98; 14% of the subjects reported hearing impairment (VAS = 3.81 ± 2.37). Conclusions: Symptoms related to the sense of smell, taste and hearing are some of the most common symptoms in the course of COVID-19, which is important in the therapeutic and epidemiological management of patients. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of symptoms, especially those related to the hearing organ, may result in greater permanent damage. MDPI 2022-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9143391/ /pubmed/35630040 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58050623 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Zięba, Natalia Lisowska, Grażyna Dadok, Adam Kaczmarek, Joanna Stryjewska-Makuch, Grażyna Misiołek, Maciej Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection |
title | Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection |
title_full | Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection |
title_fullStr | Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection |
title_short | Frequency and Severity of Ear–Nose–Throat (ENT) Symptoms during COVID-19 Infection |
title_sort | frequency and severity of ear–nose–throat (ent) symptoms during covid-19 infection |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9143391/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35630040 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58050623 |
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