COVID 19 Causes Hearing Loss

Experts claim that COVID 19 patients might suffer from impaired hearing and ultimate loss of hearing. If any complication in the hearing capability of the coronavirus carrier is witnessed, he must be taken for treatment immediately. Identification and treatment of complications in hearing capability on an early term would help in the treatment effectively.

"45-year-old man…admitted to intensive care with Covid, ventilated…A week after leaving intensive care he developed…tinnitus – and then hearing loss in his left ear. …16 of 121 patients admitted to hospital with Covid, and who completed a survey, reported hearing problems…" https://t.co/dlD3p9cIIX

— ben (@noii) October 14, 2020

The coronavirus affects the body of the patient in numerous ways, which in severe cases might include tastelessness and loss of sense of smell. Moreover, if your coronavirus goes unidentified and untreated, it can eventually damage your body organs.

Covid-19: Sudden hearing loss, while rare, occurs in some patients – and needs to be caught early | @Health24com https://t.co/oF75IFLBD9 pic.twitter.com/t1MR8SVVlw

— News24 (@News24) October 19, 2020

In addition to that, doctors have finally found positive experimental results that COVID 19 causes impairment in the sense of hearing.

A British man appears to have permanent hearing loss after contracting COVID-19. https://t.co/RdvUsS06zM pic.twitter.com/i7PoLKXhmg

— MDEdge (@MDEdgeTweets) October 21, 2020

Case study reports from the University College London suggest that a middle-aged man with asthma was admitted to the ICU, taken to the ventilator where he was given all required medications. During the treatment, he lost his hearing capability in one year.