Department of Otolaryngology, Health Science University, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Laryngol Otol. 2023 Aug;137(8):873-882. doi: 10.1017/S0022215123000488. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be among the viral agents that affect the audio-vestibular system. This study aimed to investigate vestibular symptoms and videonystagmographic examinations in recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients compared with the control group.
The patients were evaluated with Vertigo Symptom Scale questionnaire and audiometric, tympanometric, stapedial reflex and videonystagmographic examinations.
A total of 92 of the patients in the coronavirus disease 2019 patients group and 25 of the volunteers in the control group were included in the study. The mean Vertigo Symptom Scale score was found to be significantly higher ( 0.001) in the coronavirus disease 2019 group. Furthermore, one of the hospitalised patients was diagnosed with vestibular neuritis.
The vestibular system may also be affected in some coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Although this may be seen as dizziness in some patients, in rare cases it can cause severe issues, such as vestibular neuritis.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 型（SARS-CoV-2）可能是影响听觉-前庭系统的病毒之一。本研究旨在调查与对照组相比，康复的 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）患者的前庭症状和视频眼震图检查。
通过眩晕症状量表问卷以及听力学、鼓室图、镫骨肌反射和视频眼震图检查对患者进行评估。
共有 92 例 COVID-19 患者组和 25 例对照组志愿者纳入本研究。COVID-19 组的平均眩晕症状量表评分明显更高（0.001）。此外，1 例住院患者被诊断为前庭神经炎。
某些 COVID-19 患者的前庭系统也可能受到影响。尽管在某些患者中这可能表现为头晕，但在极少数情况下，它可能导致严重问题，如前庭神经炎。
