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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Study of Hearing Status in COVID-19 Patients: A Multicentered Review.

Subash Bhatta, Santosh Sharma, Dibya Sharma, Leison Maharjan, Sushma Bhattachan, Mukesh Kumar Sah, Aditya Singhal, Asheesh Dora Ghanpur, Dushyanth Ganesuni

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Long COVID, audiovestibular symptoms and persistent chemosensory dysfunction: a systematic review of the current evidence.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2022
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  3. Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Growth of National Hearing Aid Utilisation: A Population-Based Study.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2026
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  8. Prevalence of self-perceived audiovestibular symptoms in Egyptian COVID-19 patients.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2023
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  12. Cochleovestibular findings linked to COVID-19: A scoping review for clinical care planning in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022
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  13. Middle ear status - structure, function and pathology: A scoping review on middle ear status of COVID-19 positive patients.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Subash BhattaIndira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Male', Maldives.ORCID 0000-0002-9393-5774
Santosh SharmaDevdaha Medical College, Butwal, Nepal.
Dibya SharmaIndira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Male', Maldives.
Leison MaharjanPatan Academy of Health Sciences, Patan, Nepal.
Sushma BhattachanHospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mukesh Kumar SahNational Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal.
Aditya SinghalRajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly, India.
Asheesh Dora GhanpurOsmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India.
Dushyanth GanesuniContinental Hospital and Research Center, Hyderabad, India.
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital · MVNepal Medical College Teaching Hospital · NPCivil Service Hospital · NPOsmania Medical College · INPatan Academy of Health Sciences · NP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the hearing status of COVID-19 patients and compare with control group. Prospective study carried out in 9 institutes. The pure tone audiogram and impedance audiometry of COVID-19 patients performed initially and at 3 months follow up. The control group consisted COVID-19 negative individuals with no history of ear related diseases. The average of air and bone conduction threshold (AC and BC) were compared between the COVID-19 patients and control group using independent t-test with a

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COVID-19HearingImpedance audiometryPure tone audiometry

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PMID34277385
PMCPMC8274964
OpenAlexW3180499782

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