Covid19
Conditions
Brief summary
the study's porpuse is to examine whether Covid-19 causese a reduction in sensorineural hearing and vestibular function in recovered pateints - compared to healthy controls. Both study groups will undergo audiometry, tympanometry, Video Head Impulse testing, Subjective Visual Vertigo testing and Video-Nystamography. Previous audiometry results will also be aquired.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTAudio-Vestibular evaluation
Diagnostic evulation with audiometry, Tympanography, SVV, VHIT, VNG.
Sponsors
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* ages 18-80 performed audiometry testing in the last two years
Exclusion criteria
* known inner ear dysfunction - Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; autoimmune disease (Cogan's syndrom, SLE, ect.), familial/genetic sensorineural hearing loss, excessive noise exposure. knowm conductive hearing loss (Air-bone gap\>10dB) prior ear surgery chronic tympanic membrane perforation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sensoneural hearing level - PTA | through study completion, an average of 1 year | PTA at each frequency will be compared between new and baseline audiogram for each group. Afterwhich - the average PTA decreament would be compared betwenn both groups - contrl and recovered COVID-19 patients |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vestibular function | through study completion, an average of 1 year | vestibular function will be compared netween the two groups after VHIT, SVV and VNG testing |
Contacts
Primary ContactYoni Evgeni Gutkovich, M.D/Ph.D
Backup ContactMiki Paker, M.D
Outcome results
None listed