PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gibson, Kim
AU  - Ling, John C C
AU  - Peters, Micah
TI  - Experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss following a mild COVID-19 infection
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2022-252899
DP  - 2023 Apr 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e252899
VI  - 16
IP  - 4
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/4/e252899.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/4/e252899.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2023 Apr 01; 16
AB  - A woman in her 30s was referred to an otolaryngologist with an acute onset of aural fullness, noise sensitivity, unilateral sudden onset hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus. She had a confirmed COVID-19 infection 5 weeks prior. A pure tone audiogram confirmed sensorineural hearing loss. MRI identified an empty sella of the pituitary gland and without an obvious cause for hearing loss. Oral prednisolone and betahistine were prescribed, and her audiovestibular symptoms slowly improved over the subsequent months. The patient continues to experience intermittent tinnitus.