Health
New case study suggests COVID-19 can lead to sudden permanent loss of hearing – Firstpost
Experts suggest that it may be a combination of the infection as well as the inflammation caused due to the virus in the ear that may be responsible for sensori…
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported the first case of sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in a COVID-19 patient in the UK.
SSNHL is a common condition seen in otolaryngology, affecting about five to 160 people per 100,000 every year. In most of the cases, the cause of the condition is unknown but is attributed to damage to the inner ear and the neurons that connect the ear to the brain, mostly due to a viral infection, immune reaction or stress res…
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