Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Sep;135(9):810-814. doi: 10.1017/S0022215121001961. Epub 2021 Aug 4.
This study aimed to evaluate different auditory regions with audiological tests, based on the presumption that there may be damage to the structures in the hearing system after coronavirus disease 2019.
Twenty individuals with no history of coronavirus disease 2019 and 27 individuals diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 were compared. Pure tone, speech and extended high-frequency audiometry, acoustic immitansmetry, transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions testing, and auditory brainstem response testing were conducted.
The pure tone audiometry and extended high-frequency mean threshold values were higher in the coronavirus disease 2019 group. The transient evoked otoacoustic emissions signal-to-noise ratios were bilaterally lower at 4 kHz in individuals with a coronavirus disease 2019 history. In the auditory brainstem response test, only the interpeak latencies of waves III-V were significantly different between groups.
Coronavirus disease 2019 may cause damage to the hearing system. Patients should be followed up in the long term with advanced audiological evaluation methods in order to determine the extent and level of damage.
本研究旨在通过听力测试评估不同的听觉区域，因为新冠病毒病 2019 后可能会导致听觉系统结构受损。
将 20 名无新冠病毒病 2019 病史者和 27 名新冠病毒病 2019 确诊者进行比较。行纯音听阈、言语及扩展高频测听、声导抗、瞬态诱发耳声发射和畸变产物耳声发射测试以及听性脑干反应测试。
新冠病毒病 2019 组纯音听阈和扩展高频平均阈值较高。有新冠病毒病 2019 病史者的瞬态诱发耳声发射信号噪声比在 4 kHz 时双侧降低。在听性脑干反应测试中，仅波 III-V 间期在组间有显著差异。
新冠病毒病 2019 可能导致听觉系统受损。患者应长期进行高级听力评估方法随访，以确定损害的程度和水平。
