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The effect of coronavirus disease 2019 on the hearing system

Part of: JLO Coronavirus Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2021

Ö Gedik ,
H Hüsam ,
M Başöz ,
N Tas  and
F Aksoy
Ö Gedik*
Affiliation:
Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
H Hüsam
Affiliation:
Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
M Başöz
Affiliation:
Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
N Tas
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
F Aksoy
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Asst Prof Özge Gedik, Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Eyüp Sultan, İstanbul, Turkey E-mail: ozgedik1@gmail.com Fax: +90 (212) 453 18 83
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate different auditory regions with audiological tests, based on the presumption that there may be damage to the structures in the hearing system after coronavirus disease 2019.

Methods

Twenty individuals with no history of coronavirus disease 2019 and 27 individuals diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 were compared. Pure tone, speech and extended high-frequency audiometry, acoustic immitansmetry, transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions testing, and auditory brainstem response testing were conducted.

Results

The pure tone audiometry and extended high-frequency mean threshold values were higher in the coronavirus disease 2019 group. The transient evoked otoacoustic emissions signal-to-noise ratios were bilaterally lower at 4 kHz in individuals with a coronavirus disease 2019 history. In the auditory brainstem response test, only the interpeak latencies of waves III–V were significantly different between groups.

Conclusion

Coronavirus disease 2019 may cause damage to the hearing system. Patients should be followed up in the long term with advanced audiological evaluation methods in order to determine the extent and level of damage.

Keywords

Auditory Brainstem ResponsesHearing LossSARS-CoV-2

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 135 , Issue 9 , September 2021 , pp. 810 - 814
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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