In an article on Forbes, professor and journalist Bruce Y. Lee reviews the evidence currently available regarding the link between COVID-19 and hearing loss.
Lee mentions several recent studies—research published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology and a case series published in Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica—that showed patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 as having symptoms of hearing loss. A letter published in the International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology points out that many of the medications used to treat SARS-CoV-2—including chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, remdesivir, favipiravir, and lopinavir—are potentially ototoxic.
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Source: Forbes
