Comparative Study of Audiovestibular Symptoms between Early and Late Variants of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Audiovestibular symptoms during the acute phase of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have been reported for earlier waves of the pandemic, while no studies investigated nor compared audiovestibular manifestations during subsequent waves of COVID-19. In the current study, we aimed to compare the occurrence of audiovestibular symptoms associated with COVID-19 between the alpha/beta, delta, and omicron variants. An online questionnaire was distributed to individuals with confirmed test results for COVID-19. We asked participants to report whether they experienced audiovestibular symptoms during the acute phase of the disease. The study included 939 participants; 120 un-infected controls and infected participants during alpha/beta (n = 301), delta (n = 102), and omicron (n = 416) predo

SUBMITTER: Almishaal AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9774134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature