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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2021

Otolaryngological symptoms in COVID-19.

Elif Elibol

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Dizziness in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2022
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  5. Follow-up of patients with mild COVID-19 using subjective, acoustic, and aerodynamic measurements.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025
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  9. Symptoms and Otorhinolaryngological Sequalae in Long Covid.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025
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  11. Characteristics of Oral Adverse Effects following COVID-19 Vaccination and Similarities with Oral Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients: Taste and Saliva Secretory Disorders.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2025
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  18. Vocal Signs and Symptoms Related to COVID-19 and Risk Factors for their Persistence.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2024
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  19. Determination of the Relationship between Globus-Type Complaints and COVID-19 Anxiety in Adult Cases with COVID-19.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) · 2024
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  20. Blood prestin levels in COVID-19 patients.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elif ElibolAnkara YıldırımBeyazıt University Yenimahalle Government Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drelifzer@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6563-1776
Yenişehir Hospital · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of various otolaryngological symptoms in patients with COVID-19 with regard to age, gender and pneumonia-related thorax CT characteristics.

methodsThis is a retrospective study conducted between March 25, 2020 and April 25, 2020. The anamnesis and medical files of 155 patients who applied to our outpatient COVID-19 clinic were evaluated. Patients with positive PCR tests for COVID-19 who were aged between 18-72 years were divided into groups according to the presence of otolaryngological symptoms. The differences between the two groups were examined.

resultsOf the 155 patients, 89 (57.4%) had otolaryngological symptoms. The mean age of the patients was 36.3 ± 8.1 years. Ninety-one (58.7%) patients were female, and 64 (42.2%) were male. Fifty-eight (37.4%) patients had received a clinical diagnosis of viral pneumonia with ground glass findings in tomography. The frequency of otolaryngological symptoms was higher in females than males (p: 0.029). The otolaryngological symptoms were also observed to be more frequent in the 18-30 age group (p: 0.013) compared to other age groups.

conclusionsTinnitus, gingivitis, sudden hearing loss, Bell's palsy, and hoarseness can be seen in COVID-19, albeit rarely. Revealing the otolaryngological symptoms of COVID-19, and obtaining more information about the extent of disease will be useful in managing patients and their complaints associated with otolaryngology.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAgeusiaBell PalsyCOVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingCOVID-19 TestingFemaleGingivitisHearing Loss, SuddenHoarsenessHumansMaleMiddle AgedOlfaction DisordersAnosmiaCoronavirusGingivitisOtolaryngologySore throatTinnitus

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