Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Otolaryngology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jun;73(6):1291-1293. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.3315.
Covid-19 pandemic has taken the world by a storm, pushing the boundaries of human endurance and intellect. Caught at the horns of dilemma, humanity is still struggling with the management of the established symptoms not to mention the novel symptoms. In this regard, the novel symptoms must be highlighted to ensure proper and timely management. Viral aetiology has been an established entity for neurological deficits; hence, it would not be a huge leap to consider the correlation between Covid-19 and Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Here, a case is being presented where the patient developed sudden sensorineural hearing loss after Covid-19 infection.
Covid-19 大流行犹如风暴席卷全球，考验着人类的耐力和智慧极限。在进退两难的困境中，人类仍在努力应对已确定症状的治疗，更不用说新出现的症状了。在这方面，必须强调新出现的症状，以确保进行适当和及时的治疗。病毒病因一直是神经功能缺损的既定实体；因此，将新冠病毒与感音神经性听力损失（SNHL）之间的相关性考虑在内，也并非牵强之举。在此，提出了一个病例，患者在新冠病毒感染后出现突发性感音神经性听力损失。
