Evaluation of the efferent auditory system in COVID-19 adult patients
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Tarih
2022
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Yayıncı
Taylor & Francis
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Background: The short- and long-term effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the medial olivocochlear reflex and outer hair cells in the cochlea remain largely unclear. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the efferent auditory system effects in adult patients with COVID-19. Materials and methods: The study included 18–50 years old 44 volunteers: 26 individuals (52 ears) with COVID-19 in the study group and 18 healthy individuals (36 ears) in the control group. Otolaryngological examination, immitancemetric evaluation, distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE), contralateral acoustic stimulation with DPOAE, audiometric evaluation, and high frequency audiometric evaluation were performed in all individuals participating in the study. Results: In our study, patients with COVID-19 had significantly lower DPOAE results with or without broadband noise at only 6 kHz frequency and contralateral suppression results at all frequencies compared to healthy individuals. A statistically significant difference was found between the study and control groups according to whether the participants had a response in the high frequency audiometry at 12 and 16 kHz frequencies. Conclusions: COVID-19 affects many systems in the body. As a result of the findings obtained in the present study, it is shown that the auditory efferent system may also be affected.
Açıklama
Received 21 Apr 2022, Accepted 20 Jun 2022, Published online: 06 Jul 2022.
Anahtar Kelimeler
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Medial olivocochlear reflex, Outer hair cells, Hearing loss
Kaynak
Acta Oto-Laryngologica
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
142
Sayı
6
Künye
Emekci, T., Dündar, M. A., Kirazlı, G., Men Kılınç, F., Cengiz, D. U., Karababa, E., ... & Arbağ, H. (2022). Evaluation of the efferent auditory system in COVID-19 adult patients. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1-6.
