TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of Hearing and Vestibular Functions in a Post-COVID-19 Patient
T2 - A Clinical Case Study
AU - Andreeva, Irina Germanovna
AU - Gvozdeva, Alisa
AU - Pimenova, Vera
AU - Ryabkova, Varvara
AU - Lukashenko, Maria
AU - Kamaeva, Evelina
AU - Shapkina, Valeria
AU - Soprun, Lidia
AU - Gavrilova, Natalia
AU - Fedotkina, Tamara Viktorovna
AU - Churilov, Leonid Pavlovich
AU - Shoenfeld, Yehuda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - SARS-CoV-2 infection may cause such complications as post-COVID-19 syndrome, which includes chronic fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, as well as a variety of neurological manifestations, e.g., neuropathy of small fibers, hearing and vestibular dysfunction, and cognitive impairment. This clinical case describes a 41-year-old patient suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome. A detailed examination was performed, including an in-depth study of peripheral and central hearing and vestibular functions, as well as small nerve fibers length and density in the skin and cornea of the eye. Contrary to expectations, no peripheral nervous system dysfunction was detected, despite the presence of dizziness and gait instability in the patient. Hearing tests (gap detection test and dichotic test) showed central auditory processing disorders. The evaluated lesion in the processing of temporal and verbal auditory information can be a significant factor contributing to additional overload of the neural activity and leading to chronic fatigue when performing daily activities in patients with CFS and post-COVID-19 complications.
AB - SARS-CoV-2 infection may cause such complications as post-COVID-19 syndrome, which includes chronic fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, as well as a variety of neurological manifestations, e.g., neuropathy of small fibers, hearing and vestibular dysfunction, and cognitive impairment. This clinical case describes a 41-year-old patient suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome. A detailed examination was performed, including an in-depth study of peripheral and central hearing and vestibular functions, as well as small nerve fibers length and density in the skin and cornea of the eye. Contrary to expectations, no peripheral nervous system dysfunction was detected, despite the presence of dizziness and gait instability in the patient. Hearing tests (gap detection test and dichotic test) showed central auditory processing disorders. The evaluated lesion in the processing of temporal and verbal auditory information can be a significant factor contributing to additional overload of the neural activity and leading to chronic fatigue when performing daily activities in patients with CFS and post-COVID-19 complications.
KW - autoimmunity
KW - dichotic test
KW - gap detection test
KW - hearing loss
KW - hearing tests
KW - post-COVID-19 syndrome
KW - vestibular tests
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85145902908&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/diagnostics13010122
DO - 10.3390/diagnostics13010122
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C2 - 36611414
AN - SCOPUS:85145902908
SN - 2075-4418
VL - 13
JO - Diagnostics
JF - Diagnostics
IS - 1
M1 - 122
ER -