Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a post‐COVID‐19 patient

A detailed history and diagnostic evaluation for recent or past COVID‐19 infection is vital in patients presenting with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) since SSNHL could be a sequelae of COVID‐19 and timely diagnosis and intervention could significantly improve hearing and quality of life....

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Published inClinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. e04956 - n/a
Main Authors Pokharel, Santoshi, Tamang, Sumita, Pokharel, Shankar, Mahaseth, Rajeev Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2021
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Case Report
Case reports
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Hearing loss
Hearing protection
SARS‐CoV‐2 RT‐PCR
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL)
Viral infections
United States > US
coronavirus
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL)
COVID‐19
SARS‐CoV‐2 RT‐PCR
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Summary:A detailed history and diagnostic evaluation for recent or past COVID‐19 infection is vital in patients presenting with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) since SSNHL could be a sequelae of COVID‐19 and timely diagnosis and intervention could significantly improve hearing and quality of life. Diagnostic evaluation of COVID‐19 should be taken into consideration for patients presenting with SSNHL in this COVID‐19 pandemic. An extensive research is needed to understand the association and onset of SSNHL in COVID‐19.
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Correction added on 19 October 2021, after first online publication: The first paragraph in the Introduction section, the fifth, sixth and seventh paragraphs in the Discussion section were removed in this version.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.4956