Analysis of Hearing Loss and Tinnitus in Covid Recovered Patients
- Author Manisha Yadav
- Co-Author Pankaj Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Sarthak Sachdeva, Pallika Kumar
- DOI https://ww
- Country : India
- Subject : Otorhinolaryngology
Keywords : Covid, Sensorineural hearing loss, Tinnitus.
Abstract
Of the various organ systems in the human body affected by SARS-CoV2 infection, hearing loss is one potentially neglected symptom. Although, a lot of case reports that have been published till date demonstrating sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus after SARS-CoV2 infection all over the world, there has been a paucity of case studies and systemic reviews on the same. This article is a novel case study done on hearing loss and tinnitus post Covid 19 infection as well as a systematic review of all previous case reports that have been published till date on the same. A total of 15 patients who had recovered from a recent SARS-CoV2 illness and reported a normal hearing before getting the infection were taken for our study. Audiological report of 80% of patients confirmed the sensorineural hearing loss in all the patients to some extent. Out of which 26.6% patients had slight hearing loss, 43.3% mild, 6.6% moderate and 3.3% had severe hearing loss. Although the conventional treatment for such patients has been the use of oral or intratympanic corticosteroids, we preferred not to use the same for our patients due to the risk of developing post-covid mucormycosis and treated them with multivitamin tablets or injections. We found that a significant improvement in hearing was present on a follow-up period of one month. (p=0.003) From our study as well as from the review of previously published studies, we have come to a conclusion that SARS-CoV2 infection is a probable cause of hearing loss and tinnitus and patients should seek prompt medical treatment to avoid chances of development of permanent hearing loss.
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