Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Audiology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2023 Nov 1;61(267):874-877. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8321.
Several patients who recover from COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent symptoms even after recovery from the disease. The special sensory functions such as taste, smell and hearing are affected by COVID-19 infection even after recovery from the illness. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of special sensory deficits among patients with post-COVID-19 visiting a tertiary care centre.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients who recovered from COVID-19 visiting a tertiary care centre from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. After obtaining ethical approval from the Research Ethics Board of Health, data on patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 one year ago was obtained from the surveillance register from the Ministry of Health. They were contacted by phone call and invited to the centre to participate in the study. Appropriate clinical examination and tests were carried out to assess the special sensory deficits. A convenience sampling technique was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Among 271 patients, the prevalence of sensory function deficit was 39 (14.39%) (10.21-18.57, 95% Confidence Interval).
The prevalence of special sensory deficits after recovery from COVID-19 infections was found to be similar to the findings of other studies.
anosmia; COVID-19; hearing loss.
一些从 COVID-19 感染中康复的患者即使在疾病康复后仍持续存在持续症状。味觉、嗅觉和听力等特殊感觉功能会受到 COVID-19 感染的影响，即使在疾病康复后也是如此。本研究的目的是找出在到三级保健中心就诊的 COVID-19 后患者中特殊感觉缺陷的流行情况。
在 2022 年 1 月 1 日至 2022 年 12 月 31 日期间，对从 COVID-19 中康复的成年患者进行了一项描述性的横断面研究。在获得健康研究伦理委员会的批准后，从卫生部的监测登记处获取了一年前被诊断患有 COVID-19 的患者的数据。通过电话联系他们，并邀请他们到中心参加研究。进行了适当的临床检查和测试，以评估特殊感觉缺陷。使用方便抽样技术。点估计在 95%置信区间内计算。
在 271 名患者中，感觉功能缺陷的患病率为 39 例（14.39%）（10.21-18.57，95%置信区间）。
从 COVID-19 感染中康复后特殊感觉缺陷的患病率与其他研究的发现相似。
嗅觉障碍；COVID-19；听力损失。
