COVID-19 and Tinnitus

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, brings with it a plethora of health concerns. Although most people have mild symptoms, which are respiratory in nature, some experience neurological symptoms, centr...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2021-04, Vol.100 (2_suppl), p.160S-162S
Main Authors: Chirakkal, Pramod, Al Hail, Amira Nasser, Zada, Nasfareen, Vijayakumar, Deepak S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Impedance Tests
Adult
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Audiometry, Speech
Case Report
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - complications
COVID-19 - physiopathology
Female
Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology
Humans
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous - physiology
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Speech Perception - physiology
Time Factors
Tinnitus
Tinnitus - etiology
Tinnitus - physiopathology
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, brings with it a plethora of health concerns. Although most people have mild symptoms, which are respiratory in nature, some experience neurological symptoms, central nervous system manifestations, peripheral nervous manifestations, and skeletal muscle manifestations. But the damaging impact of COVID-19 virus on the hearing organs in the inner ear is a new finding yet to be explored. Currently, there is little evidence published connecting novel coronavirus and tinnitus directly. But according to the American Tinnitus Association, preexisting behavioral conditions make it more likely for patients to experience tinnitus due to the stress and depression associated with social isolation and infection avoidance. Hearing loss and Tinnitus is a common pathology seen in otolaryngology and there are numerous papers in literature describing its associations with other infections. However, this is the first reported case of hearing loss and tinnitus in a COVID-19 patient, in the State of Qatar, and this case report strives to contribute to the ocean of literature highlighting the need for otorhinolaryngologists to be aware of its correlation with COVID-19 virus.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/0145561320974849