Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: Several otolaryngology symptoms are reported with Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Ascending infection from the nasopharynx can affect the conductive part of the hearing pathway. which lead to middle ear effusion. Otitis media may be the first presentation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Objective: To evaluate middle ear function in recovered SARS-COV-2 patients. Also, to compare between the complaint of the patient and the test results. Patient and methods : a case-control study in which the cases and controls groups were age and gender matched, with ages ranging from 18 to 50 years. The middle ear function of both groups was assessed using tympanometry and the eustachian tube function test (ETF). Results: Tympanometry showed a statistically significant difference in the existence of abnormal tympanometry (type C or As) and eustachian tube dysfunction in both ears between patients and controls. According to the comparison, there is a statistically significant difference in both ears between the eustachian tube function and the patient's complaints of ear fullness or a sense of blockage. Conclusions: COVID-19 impairs middle ear function in both sick and asymptomatic individuals.
Keywords
COVID-19 ; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) ; middle ear; Tympanometry; Eustachian tube function (ETF).
How to Cite This Article
Medhat, Mariam Magdy; El Fouly, Hedayat El Sayed; and Abdulghffar, Abdulrahman Nabil Fathi
(2023)
"“Middle Ear Function of Recovered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV2) Patients”.,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 4:
Iss.
2, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.1676
