Hearing loss and COVID-19: an umbrella review.

Esmaeil MehraeenArian AfzalianAmir Masoud AfsahiRamin ShahidiAmirata FakhfouriKiana KarimiSanaz VarshochiMohammad Amin HabibiAyoob MollaAli DadjouZohreh TajabadiKhadijeh NasiriSeyed Ahmad Seyed AlinaghiDaniel Hackett

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

The findings suggest that despite being one of the rare complications of COVID-19, hearing loss can impact a patient's quality of life. The most common type reported was sensorineural hearing loss, which can be diagnosed with variable techniques.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
coronavirus disease
sars cov
case report
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
meta analyses