AUTHOR=Kaliyappan Kathiravan , Chen Yu-Chen , Krishnan Muthaiah Vijaya Prakash 

TITLE=Vestibular Cochlear Manifestations in COVID-19 Cases

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.850337

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2022.850337

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a high transmissible infectious disease that primarily impacts the respiratory system and leads to death as it worsens. Ever since the World health organization declared the disease as a global pandemic, the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and disease prognosis has been discussed in various literature. In addition to impaired respiratory health, the symptoms also indicated the involvement of the cardiovascular and neurological system after SARS-COV2 infection. Despite the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and neurological complications, many report also revealed the prevalence of vestibulo-cochlear symptoms like dizziness, vertigo, vestibular neuritis (VN), sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and tinnitus. Though many clinical reports and scientific reviews reported the vestibular and cochlear impairments associated with COVID-19 infection, the underlying pathological mechanisms are still unclear and unexplored. In this review, we discussed the published clinical reports, research articles and literature reviews related to vestibulocochlear manifestations following SARS-COV2 infections. We also summarised the current knowledge about the prevalence, epidemiological and clinical features, and potential pathological mechanisms related to vestibular and cochlear manifestations resulting from COVID-19 infections.