Tinnitus and equilibrium disorders in COVID-19 patients: preliminary results
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Tinnitus and equilibrium disorders in COVID‑19 patients: preliminary results Pasquale Viola1 · Massimo Ralli2 · Davide Pisani1 · Donatella Malanga3,4 · Domenico Sculco1 · Luigi Messina1 · Carla Laria5 · Teodoro Aragona6 · Gianluca Leopardi7 · Francesco Ursini8,9 · Alfonso Scarpa10 · Davide Topazio11 · Antonia Cama12 · Viviana Vespertini13 · Francesco Quintieri13 · Lucio Cosco13 · Elio Maria Cunsolo14 · Giuseppe Chiarella1 Received: 26 August 2020 / Accepted: 13 October 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Purpose Tinnitus and equilibrium disorders such as dizziness and vertigo have been reported by patients with COVID-19; however, they have been rarely investigated. The aim of this study was to study the prevalence of subjective tinnitus and dizziness in a sample of COVID-19 patients using an online 10-item close-ended questionnaire. Methods A multicentric study that included 15 Italian hospitals in different regions was conducted using an online 10-item close-ended questionnaire developed to identify the presence of tinnitus and balance disorders in patients with COVID-19 between May 5 and June 10, 2020. The questionnaire was administered to 185 patients in a period of > 30 – 30 days– 30– 30–
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