Audiological findings in individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.
Am J Otolaryngol
; 43(3): 103428, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1773092
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
It is thought that COVID-19 may cause hearing loss, but its effects on the hearing system are not clear. This study aimed to reveal the effects of COVID-19 on the auditory system by using various audiological measurement methods in individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.METHODS:
Thirty individuals between the ages of 18-45, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 by PCR at least one month ago, and had no pre-COVID-19 hearing loss complaints, constituted the test group. Thirty individuals aged between 18 and 30 years and who had no history of hearing loss constituted the control group. Audiological evaluations of all participants were made with pure-tone audiometry, high-frequency audiometry, transient-evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE), distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE), and auditory brainstem response (ABR) measurements.RESULTS:
A significant difference was found between the groups at all high frequencies between 4 and 14 kHz (p < 0.05). TEOAE amplitudes at 1500 Hz, 2000 Hz and 4000 Hz frequencies and DPOAE amplitudes at 4003 Hz and higher frequencies were significantly lower in the test group (p < 0.05). While there was a significant difference between the I, III and V absolute latencies between the groups (p < 0.05), there was no significant difference between the I-III, III-V and I-V interpeak latencies (p > 0.05) as a result of the ABR test.CONCLUSION:
This study showed that COVID-19 can cause cochlear damage, especially at high frequencies. More studies are needed to determine the effects of COVID-19 on the auditory system.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Deafness
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COVID-19
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Hearing Loss
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
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Variants
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Otolaryngol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.amjoto.2022.103428
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