Evaluation of Covid-19 Impact on Auditory Pathway

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 is caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection. The origin of COVID-19 was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, where cases of unknown pneumonia were reported. A novel coronavirus was obtained from these cases and was suggested as the cause of this outbreak. Aim of the Work: To detect presence or absence of auditory dysfunction and its type in COVID-19 patients. To investigate the possible site of lesion (up to the level of brain stem) in relation to COVID-19 infection.Patients and Methods: The present study was conducted on a total of forty-five subjects in