ArticleViruses2022
Post-COVID-19 Impairment of the Senses of Smell, Taste, Hearing, and Balance.
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- Audiovestibular Dysfunction Related to Long COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Characteristics, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
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- Mechanisms of COVID-19-associated olfactory dysfunction.Neuropathology and applied neurobiology · 2024Review
- Dizziness-related disability in persons with post-COVID condition: A cross sectional study.Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation · 2024Article
- Investigating the trajectory of post-COVID impairments: a longitudinal study in Sweden.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Assessment of anosmia/hyposmia in post-COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study in an eastern province of Saudi Arabia.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2023Article
- Association between COVID-19 and sensorineural hearing loss: Evidence from a Mendelian randomization study in European and East Asian population.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Article
- Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and BNT162b2 Vaccination on the mRNA Expression of Genes Associated with Angiogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Long COVID, the Brain, Nerves, and Cognitive Function.Neurology international · 2023Review
- Balance Disorders in People with History of COVID-19 in Light of Posturographic Tests.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Exploring risk factors for persistent neurocognitive sequelae after hospitalization for COVID-19.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2023Article
- COVID-19 and brain-heart-lung microbial fingerprints in Italian cadavers.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2023Article
- Patients' Health Experiences of Post COVID-19 Condition-A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Risk of Pulmonary Fibrosis and Persistent Symptoms Post-COVID-19 in a Cohort of Outpatient Health Workers.Viruses · 2022Article
- Anosmia Testing as Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Positivity; A Prospective Study under Screening Conditions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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12 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundVarious symptoms have been associated with COVID-19, but little is known about the impacts of COVID-19 on the sensory system, risk factors, and the duration of symptoms. This study assesses olfactory, gustatory, hearing, and vestibular systems after COVID-19.
methodsThis cross-sectional, single-center study involved 50 patients one to six months after COVID-19 and reports their patient records and the extent, onset, and duration of olfactory, gustatory, hearing, and balance disorders using questionnaires during and after COVID-19. Sensory symptoms were objectively studied using the following clinical tests after COVID-19 Sniffin' Sticks, taste tests, tone/speech audiometry, and video head impulse test.
resultsPost-COVID-19-patients were suffering from olfactory and gustatory impairment for up to six months. According to the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, balance disorders were less noticed: Overall, about 40% of the patients during COVID-19 and nearly all patients recovered within six months. After COVID-19, clinical tests revealed that 75% were suffering from hyposomnia/anosmia, and 20% of all patients reported mild hypogeusia for up to six months. Vestibular disorders and hearing impairment rarely/did not occur. Females were significantly more affected by sensory impairments than males.
conclusionsCOVID-19 particularly caused olfactory and gustatory impairment; balance disorders were present too; vestibular and auditory symptoms were negligible.
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