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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Deafness after COVID-19?

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HNO. 2021 May 21. doi: 10.1007/s00106-021-01041-0. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

This article presents a case of sudden bilateral deafness in the context of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection and resultant coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After treatment in the intensive care unit for acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute kidney failure, hearing ability had drastically changed. While hearing had been subjectively normal befo re the infection, deafness was now measured on the left and profound hearing loss on the right ear. The patient was treated with cochlea implants on the left and a hearing aid in the right ear. The hearing loss is most likely a complication of COVID-19.

PMID:34019138 | DOI:10.1007/s00106-021-01041-0

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