COVID-related dysphonia and persistent long-COVID voice sequelae: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Dysphonia is a common symptom due to the coronavirus disease of the 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Nonetheless, it is often underestimated for its impact on human's health. We conducted this first study to investigate the global prevalence of COVID-related dysphonia as well as related clinical factors during acute COVID-19 infection, and after a mid- to long-term follow-up following the recovery.

Methods

Five electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were systematically searched for relevant articles until Dec, 2022, and the reference of the enrolled studies were also reviewed. Dysphonia prevalence during and after COVID-19 infection, and voice-related clinical factors were analyzed; the random-effects model wa

SUBMITTER: Lin CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10250057 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature