Open AccessAuditory Performance in Recovered SARS-COV-2 Patients
Author(s) -
Amiel A. Dror,
Najla Kassis-Karayanni,
Adi Oved,
Amani Daoud,
Netanel Eisenbach,
Matti Mizrachi,
Doaa Rayan,
Shawky Francis,
Eli Layous,
Yoni Evgeni Gutkovich,
Shahar Taiber,
Samer Srouji,
Shai Chordekar,
Sonia Goldenstein,
Yael Ziv,
Ohad Ronen,
Maayan Gruber,
Karen B. Avraham,
Eyal Sela
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
otology and neurotology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1537-4505
pISSN - 1531-7129
DOI - 10.1097/mao.0000000000003037
Subject(s) - medicine , tympanometry , asymptomatic , audiology , otorhinolaryngology , cohort , audiometry , anosmia , subclinical infection , audiogram , hearing loss , covid-19 , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
While COVID-19 symptoms impact rhinology (anosmia) and laryngology (airways), two major disciplines of the otolaryngology armamentarium, the virus has seemed to spare the auditory system. A recent study, however, reported changes in otoacoustic emission (OAE) signals measured in SARS-COV-2 positive patients. We sought to assess the effect of COVID-19 infection on auditory performance in a cohort of recovered SARS-COV-2 patients and controls. To avoid a potential bias of previous audiological dysfunction not related to SARS-COV-2 infection, the study encompasses patients with normal auditory history. We hypothesized that if SARS-COV-2 infection predisposes to hearing loss, we would observe subtle and early audiometric deficits in our cohort in the form of subclinical auditory changes.