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Coronavirus: British patient suffers sudden irreversible hearing loss – The Independent
Man, 45, suffered rare complication after a month in intensive care with Covid-19
A British man has suffered sudden irreversible hearing loss linked to Covid-19.
Doctors said the 45-year-old had been otherwise fit and well, apart from having asthma, before being admitted to hospital in London for treatment for coronavirus.
The patient reported hearing loss and tinnitus in his left ear a week after spending 30 days in intensive care. The man received treatment with steroids but the problems only partially improved.
Medics said the hearing loss were most likely caused by Cov…
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