KHẢO SÁT SỨC NGHE CỦA BỆNH NHÂN HẬU COVID QUA THÍNH LỰC ĐỒ ĐƠN ÂM

Abstract

Objectives: More than 50 post-Covid symptoms have been recorded, including hearing loss. Several studies around the world show that Covid-19 can affect the hearing organs and cause audiological symptoms. To investigate this issue in Vietnam, we conduct this study. Research methods: A prospective, descriptive study. Subjects were patients with mild Covid-19 infection, without symptoms of hearing loss before being infected with Covid, performing a post-Covid general examination at Hoan My Saigon Clinic from January to May 2022. Pure-tone audiograms were performed to examine pateints’ hearing at different frequencies. Results: 110 patients were included in the study, including 64.55% female 35.45% male, aged 15-64 with mean age 31.47 ± 9.37. 108 patients with normal pure-tone audiogram results accounted for 98.2%. 2 patients had mild conductive hearing loss in both ears, accounting for 1.8%. Conclusion: Most patients with mild Covid infection and no symptoms of hearing loss in the post-Covid period had normal post-Covid pure-tone audiogram results. Consideration should be given to the need to perform a pure-tone audiogram to assess hearing in this patient population.