Prevalence of Otorhinolaryngological Symptoms in Covid 19 Patients.

To determine prevelance of ENT symptoms in COVID 19 positive patients. A cross sectional study was performed at SRTR GMC AMBAJOGAI, a tertiary care hospital amongst the patients admitted in COVID 19 isolation ward with a positive RT-PCR report. Amongst the included 180 patients, 112 patients had one or more ENT related symptoms that included throat pain (47.2%), loss of smell (55.5%), loss of taste (58.8%) and hearing loss (54.44%) along with generalized COVID 19 symptoms. ENT symptoms can be considered as biomarkers for early diagnosis of Covid-19 patients ensuring faster treatment and isolation allowing better containment of the disease.