RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss following a mild COVID-19 infection
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e252899
DO 10.1136/bcr-2022-252899
VO 16
IS 4
A1 Kim Gibson
A1 John C C Ling
A1 Micah Peters
YR 2023
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/4/e252899.abstract
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.