Health
Study finds COVID may cause sudden and permanent hearing loss – Mixmag
Scientists at UCL are recommending patients coming out of intensive care should be assessed for hearing loss
A new UK study has found that COVID-19 may affect some people by causing sudden and permanent hearing loss.
Experts at University College London have published findings in the journal BMJ Case Reports, relating to the treatment of a 45-year-old man with asthma who was taken into intensive care with COVID-19.
During treatment the man was ventilated and given drugs such as antiviral remdesivir and intravenous steroids. A week on from leaving intensive care he developed tinnitus and then hearing …
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