Prevalence and Types of Otological Symptoms Presenting in COVID-19 Patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A Questionnaire-Based Study

Background The clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause sensory dysfunction taste, smell, and hearing. Otological symptoms may exceed hearing loss to ear pressure, tinnitus, hyperacusis. Objective objective this study was identify the prevalence types otological among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a cross-sectional that conducted who have been at Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH), Jeddah KSA, aged 18 years or older. data collection done through phone-call interviews utilizing an online form pre-structured questionnaire. included six symptoms; each symptom further detailed regard duration, intensity, course (continuous vs intermittent), recovery. Results A total 406 responses from were analyzed. Females represented 53.7% sample. highest proportion (30%) age group 31-40, followed by 22.9% 25-30. symptoms' rates as follows: dizziness, vertigo, imbalance 34.5%, pain 13.1%, tinnitus 12.1%, pressure 10%, 6.4%, hyperacusis 5.4%. Males had higher while females reported pain, loss, Conclusion most common one-third patients. having significantly odds females. Age groups also associated pressure.