Rights statement: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Audiology on 09/08/2021, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14992027.2021.1957161
Accepted author manuscript, 517 KB, PDF document
Available under license: CC BY-NC: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Final published version
Licence: Unspecified
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Is COVID-19 associated with self-reported audio-vestibular symptoms?
AU - AlJasser, Arwa
AU - Alkeridy, Walid
AU - Munro, Kevin
AU - Plack, Christopher
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Audiology on 09/08/2021, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14992027.2021.1957161
PY - 2022/10/31
Y1 - 2022/10/31
N2 - ObjectiveTo determine if a positive test for COVID-19 is associated with self-reported audio-vestibular symptoms.DesignSelf-reported changes in hearing, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and dizziness/rotatory vertigo were assessed in hospitalised and non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients during and after the acute phase of the disease and compared to non-COVID controls.Study sampleThere were 150 severe cases of COVID-19 requiring hospital admission and 150 mild cases that were managed at home. Controls were 267 adults, 32 of whom had been hospitalised for a non-COVID-19 condition, and a further 85 who worked in hospital settings.ResultsDeterioration in hearing and/or tinnitus was reported in 8% of the COVID-19 cases (tinnitus had resolved in 2% after the acute phase), with no significant difference between severe and mild cases. Deterioration in hearing or tinnitus was not significantly different from controls. However, rotatory vertigo was reported by 5% in the COVID-19 groups and 1.1% in the controls, and this difference was statistically significant.ConclusionsThere is no evidence that COVID-19 results in deterioration in hearing or tinnitus during the acute phase or after recovery in mild or severe cases. However, rotatory vertigo, which could be vestibular in origin, may be a clinical manifestation of COVID-19.
AB - ObjectiveTo determine if a positive test for COVID-19 is associated with self-reported audio-vestibular symptoms.DesignSelf-reported changes in hearing, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and dizziness/rotatory vertigo were assessed in hospitalised and non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients during and after the acute phase of the disease and compared to non-COVID controls.Study sampleThere were 150 severe cases of COVID-19 requiring hospital admission and 150 mild cases that were managed at home. Controls were 267 adults, 32 of whom had been hospitalised for a non-COVID-19 condition, and a further 85 who worked in hospital settings.ResultsDeterioration in hearing and/or tinnitus was reported in 8% of the COVID-19 cases (tinnitus had resolved in 2% after the acute phase), with no significant difference between severe and mild cases. Deterioration in hearing or tinnitus was not significantly different from controls. However, rotatory vertigo was reported by 5% in the COVID-19 groups and 1.1% in the controls, and this difference was statistically significant.ConclusionsThere is no evidence that COVID-19 results in deterioration in hearing or tinnitus during the acute phase or after recovery in mild or severe cases. However, rotatory vertigo, which could be vestibular in origin, may be a clinical manifestation of COVID-19.
U2 - 10.1080/14992027.2021.1957161
DO - 10.1080/14992027.2021.1957161
M3 - Journal article
VL - 61
SP - 832
EP - 840
JO - International Journal of Audiology
JF - International Journal of Audiology
SN - 1499-2027
IS - 10
ER -