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Manypersistent health problems, coronavirus can produce, loss of taste and smell is one of the most commonly discussed. Many COVID patients lose these senses in active infection and reportExperiment with these long-term complications. However, these may not be the only sense that Covid can affect over time. In fact, new research shows that coronavirus can actually cause hearing loss.

A U.K study of July interviewed 121 adults who had been hospitalized because of serious symptoms of coronavirus. Thirteen percent of these patientsHearing loss reported and / or tinnitus, the perception of the ringtone in his ears, eight weeks after being discharged from the hospital for Covid-19.

"We already know that viruses such as measles, mumps and meningitis can cause hearing loss andCoronaviruses can damage nerves who have information to and from the brain "Kevin Munro, PhD, Professor of Audiology at the University of Manchester and Head of the Study Head, said in a statement. "It is possible, in theory, that Covid-19 could cause problems of auditory system parts, including the middle ear or the cochlea."

However, researchers warn that the exact link between coronavirus and auditory loss is not yet known. Although it can be a direct result of the virus, especially in JulyJama Otolaryngologyto studyCoronavirus detected in the inner ear-The researchers also say that this could be the result of other factors.

"Thosecould include stress and anxiety, including the use of facial masks that makes communication more difficult, the drugs used to treat COVID-19 that could damage the ear or other factors related to being seriously ill, "said Munro.

It is quite possible that hearing loss can be a complication of the drugs used to treat coronaviruses. Drugs such as chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine wear aHigh risk of hearing loss and tinnitus as side effects. And they can not be reversible side effects: a 2018 case study reported on a woman whoalways complains of hearing loss and tinnitus three years after regular use Hydroxychloroquine.

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This is why the authors of the study grow for new research. "There is a need to study high quality studies to investigate the acute and temporary effects of CIVID-19, as well as long-standing risks on the audio-vestibular system," he wrote in the study . And for more persistent effects, checkThe 4 worst long-term effects you will get from COVID, studies.