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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 11;9(4):2300-2304.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4019. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in COVID-19: A case report and literature review

Eline Beckers  1 , Pascale Chouvel  1 , Valérie Cassetto  2 , Vincent Mustin  1
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Case Reports

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in COVID-19: A case report and literature review

Eline Beckers et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

We encourage SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction in the diagnostic workup of patients currently presenting with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Keywords: COVID‐19; SARS‐CoV‐2; coronavirus; deafness; sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Audiometric and vestibular findings at onset of the sudden sensorineural hearing loss in our case (referred to as “Audio 1” in Figure 3). A: Tonal audiometry. B: Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials. C: Video Head Impulse Testing
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Tonal audiometry at three follow‐up evaluations (referred to as “Audio 2, 4, and 7,” respectively, in Figure 3)
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Timing of diagnostic assessments and therapeutical interventions during the first month of follow‐up of our case (November 2020). Abbreviations: Intravenous corticosteroid treatment (IV), Per oral corticosteroid treatment (PO), Intratympanic corticosteroid treatment (IT), Audiometric evaluations 1‐7 (Audio 1‐7), Analysis of SARS‐CoV‐2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Analysis of SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG/IgM (Ig), Magnetic resonance imaging of the temporal bones (MRI), Follow‐up period (FU)
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