ArticleAmerican journal of otolaryngology
Sudden hearing loss and vestibular disorders during and before COVID-19 pandemic: An audiology tertiary referral centre experience.
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- Hearing loss and COVID-19: an umbrella review.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 · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- 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 · 2026Article
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- The Incidence of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) in COVID-19 Patients in Tertiary Care Referral Units.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Update on Findings about Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Insight into Its Pathogenesis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Ear, nose, and throat manifestations of COVID-19 and its vaccines.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- 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 · 2022Article
- Vestibular disorders in patients after COVID-19 infection.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Change in Diagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo During COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeDuring the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic a reduction in the diagnosis of many otorhinolaryngological and audiological disorders has been widely reported. The main aim of this investigation was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the incidence of acute hearing and vestibular disorders. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed of all patients evaluated in an audiology tertiary referral centre for acute cochleo-vestibular impairment between March 1st 2020 and February 28th 2021 (Pandemic Year Period, PYP). Results were compared to patients presenting with the same disorders during two previous periods (March 1st 2019 to February 29th 2020 and March 1st 2018 to February 28th 2019; First Precedent Year Period, FPYP and Second Precedent Year Period, SPYP, respectively).
resultsThe annual incidence of total acute audio-vestibular disorders (number of annual diagnoses divided by total number of annual audiological evaluations) was 1.52% during the PYP, 1.31% in FPYP and 1.20% in SPYP. Comparison between the pandemic period and previous periods did not show a significant difference (p > 0.05). The overall incidence of SSNHL and combined acute cochlear-vestibular involvement was significantly higher during the PYP compared to the previous periods (p = 0.022).
conclusionsThere were no differences in the absolute number of acute audio-vestibular disorders during the pandemic compared to previous periods. Although not significant, the SSNHL during the pandemic appeared worse in terms of pure-tone average with a higher incidence of associated vestibular involvement. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of SARS-CoV-2 on audio-vestibular disorders incidence and pathophysiology.
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