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© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

Since the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic, the possibility of audiological involvement by this virus has been speculated without being able to generate a true cause–effect relationship. The objective of this observational, descriptive cross-sectional study is to describe the audiometric findings of post-COVID-19 patients with audiological symptoms. A sample of 47 patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection was included: The age range was between 18 and 50 years old, the mean age was 37.0 years with a standard deviation of ±8.3 years, and 32 patients (68.1%) were female and 15 male patients (31.9%). Patients were recruited by the Otolaryngology service at Civil Fray Antonio Mayor Hospital from September 2020 to December 2022. Tonal audiometry was performed in a window of no more than 3 months from the onset of symptoms. The Chi-square test was used and odds ratios (OR) were established to associate the variables of post-COVID-19 audiological symptoms and the prevalence of hearing loss. A 95% confidence interval (CI) and statistical significance were considered of p ≤ 0.05. The audiological symptoms presented a prevalence of 74.4% for a sensation of ear fullness, 59.6% for tinnitus, and 51.1% for a sensation of hearing loss.

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Title
Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Audiometric Findings in Patients with Audiological Symptoms
Author
Ríos Coronado, Oscar O 1 ; Igual Félix, Claudia A 2 ; Gabriel Paz Flores 1 ; Magdicarla E De Alba Márquez 1 ; Cárdenas Contreras, Cynthia R 1 ; Esteban González Díaz 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sedano Paz, Ana I 3 ; González-Lucano, Luis R 2 

 Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico; [email protected] (G.P.F.); [email protected] (M.E.D.A.M.); [email protected] (C.R.C.C.); [email protected] (E.G.D.) 
 Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey 64710, Mexico; [email protected] 
 Hospital Regional Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado Valentín Gómez Farías, Zapopan 45100, Mexico; [email protected] 
First page
6697
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2862245409
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.