Impact of COVID-19 on Presentation of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss at a Single Institution.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 165(1): 163-165, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1295296
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in widespread unprecedented changes to the health care system. Herein, we sought to assess the impact of the viral outbreak on clinical presentations of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) at a single academic center. Our results demonstrate a decrease in the absolute number of patients presenting with SSNHL to our institution during the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to an analogous time frame 1 year prior. However, the ratio of patients with SSNHL compared to total patients evaluated was largely similar during the 2 time periods. Based on data from our institution, the COVID-19 virus does not appear to confer a significantly increased risk for the development of SSNHL.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hearing Loss, Sudden
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COVID-19
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0194599820974685
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