Did Increase of Rates of Sudden Hearing Loss During COVID-19?

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.contributor.authorBelada, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorKoder, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorSungur, Mehmet Ali
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-11T20:47:58Z
dc.date.available2025-10-11T20:47:58Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cases of sudden hearing loses (SHL). Method: We examined two patient groups diagnosed with SHL at D & uuml;zce University Medical Faculty Hospital and D & uuml;zce Ataturk State Hospital in Turkey. The first group, diagnosed between March 2019 and March 2020, represents pre-Covid-19. The second group includes patients diagnosed from March 2020 to March 2021, corresponding to the initial year of the Covid-19 pandemic in this region. We evaluated patient numbers, age, and gender across these groups to identify any increase in SHL cases potentially associated with the pandemic. Results: The ratio of SHL cases per population in Group 1 was 51 out of 450,000, or approximately 0.011333. In Group 2, this ratio was 32 out of 450,000, or roughly 0.007111. Statistical analysis (p=0.037) revealed a notably higher SHL rate in the pre-Covid-19 period than during the pandemic. Conclusions: The suggested etiological explanations for SHL remain hypothetical. Although COVID-19 has been widely considered a possible factor, our findings do not support increased SHL cases due to the virus.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18521/ktd.1576850
dc.identifier.endpage51en_US
dc.identifier.issn1309-3878
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage48en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1576850
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/21659
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001509016800006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDuzce Univ, Fac Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofKonuralp Tip Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250911
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.subjectSudden Hearing Lossen_US
dc.subjectInfectionen_US
dc.titleDid Increase of Rates of Sudden Hearing Loss During COVID-19?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Dosyalar

Koleksiyon

WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu