Tinnitus and equilibrium disorders in COVID-19 patients: preliminary results.
Pasquale ViolaMassimo RalliDavide PisaniDonatella MalangaDomenico SculcoLuigi MessinaCarla LariaTeodoro AragonaGianluca LeopardiFrancesco UrsiniAlfonso ScarpaDavide TopazioAntonia CamaViviana VespertiniFrancesco QuintieriLucio CoscoElio Maria CunsoloGiuseppe ChiarellaPublished 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 (2020)
This study suggests that the presence of subjective otoneurological symptoms such as tinnitus and balance disorders can affect COVID-19 patients; further studies are necessary to investigate the prevalence and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these subjective symptoms in COVID-19 patients.