Rised sudden sensorineural hearing loss during COVID-19 widespread.
Am J Otolaryngol
; 42(5): 102996, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1163308
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is commonly encountered in otolaryngologic practice. SARS-CoV-2 infection is typically marked by respiratory symptoms although neurologic manifestations of the disease have also been described.OBJECTIVE:
We want to measure the incidence and clinical aspects of persons exhibiting in otolaryngology clinic (OC) with SSNHL during the COVID-19 widespread and in the constant interval of previous year.METHODS:
We retrospectively inspected the medical information for admissions to OC in Eskisehir, Turkey, during the COVID-19 widespread to describe the patients SSNHL. Clinical knowledge was saved for each subject and corresponded with that of SSNHL subjects demonstrating in 2019.RESULT:
Between 1 April and 30 September 2020, 68 patients admitted to OC for SSNHL; in 2019, there were 41 subjects, for an incidence rate ratio of 8.5 per 100.000 (95% CI 1.02-2.92) for the 2020 cohort. Of the 2020 group, forty-one patients (60.3%) presented with active or recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19 infection, compared with four (9.8%) in 2019 (p < 0.001). Furthermore, subjects in 2020 group were younger (-15.5 years, p = 0.0141) than 2019 group and demonstrated prolonged interim (+1.7 days, p < 0.001) between SSNHL initiation and OC petition.CONCLUSION:
We detected increased incidence of SSNHL during the COVID-19 widespread compared to the same interval of the prior year; 60.3% of subjects confronting with SSNHL had signs that were harmonious with COVID-19.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hearing Loss, Sudden
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COVID-19
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Otolaryngol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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