| Autor: |
Sara Alhanbali, Enaam Alkharabshe, Wafa'a Alanati, Khader Joudeh, Kevin J. Munro |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 14 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1664-2295 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fneur.2023.1172441 |
| Popis: |
ObjectiveThe aim was to use a battery of clinic-based auditory assessment procedures to compare participants with and without self-reported hearing difficulties following a confirmed COVID-19 infection. A further aim was to compare the groups on self-reported measures of listening effort and fatigue.MethodsThere were 25 participants in each group (age range 20–59 years, 80% females). Participants were recruited after a minimum of 4 weeks of testing positive. Hearing assessment involved tympanometry, acoustic reflex thresholds, pure-tone audiometry (PTA; 0.25–14 kHz), and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs; 0.5–10 kHz). Listening effort was assessed using the Arabic version of the Effort Assessment Scale (EAS-A) and fatigue was assessed using the Arabic version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS-A).ResultsThere was no difference between groups on any measure except for greater self-reported listening effort in the perceived hearing difficulty group (p = 0.01).ConclusionThe only difference between groups was self-reported listening effort. This could be due to a subclinical auditory deficit following COVID-19, increased listening effort due to the impact of COVID-19 on cognitive processes, or a psychosomatic response/health anxiety. |
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