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

The Role of Otorhinolaryngological Manifestations of Mild Covid-19 Disease in Hilly Terrain: Lessons Learnt at a Secondary Care Hospital.

Sanat Kumar Khanna, Saurabh Maheshwari, Himanshu Chhagan Bayad, M K Adersh, Nakul Singh Rajput

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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 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sanat Kumar KhannaMilitary Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171006 India.
Saurabh MaheshwariMilitary Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171006 India.
Himanshu Chhagan BayadMilitary Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171006 India.ORCID 0000-0003-3802-6954
M K AdershMilitary Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171006 India.
Nakul Singh RajputArmy Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001 India.
Military Hospital · PKIndian Army · IN

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Abstract

We conducted the study to find the prevalence of ENT symptoms amongst mild Covid-19 patients from the hilly region of North India and attempted to propose a solution to curb the spread of Covid-19 through early identification, isolation, and treatment. A retrospective, cross-sectional study at a secondary healthcare center in a hilly region of North India covered 423 mildly symptomatic Covid-19 patients from April 2020 to March 2022. These patients were telephonically contacted or called in person at the outpatient department to answer a preset questionnaire with various parameters such as age, gender, ENT symptoms, and time to recover. The data obtained were statistically analyzed. 207 out of 423 mild Covid-19 patients complained of different ENT symptoms. Cough was the most common ENT symptom and was reported by 162 patients. Dizziness was the least common ENT symptom and was reported by 9 patients. Recovery time for tinnitus was maximum (persistent till six months in 5 patients). A high index of suspicion for Covid-19 disease in patients with ENT symptoms must be practiced. As the Covid-19 restrictions are gradually relaxed, widespread community education for strict adherence to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and sensitization of General Practitioners a well as Otorhinolaryngologists regarding the importance of ENT symptoms in mild Covid19 disease will play a pivotal role in the early identification, isolation, and treatment of mild Covid-19 disease, which eventually may curb the future waves.

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