From a dry cough to a loss of sense of smell, a number of unpleasant symptoms are known to be associated with coronavirus. Now, a new study suggests that there’s another symptom to be aware of - hearing loss.
Researchers from John Hopkins School of Medicine have revealed that the virus can infect not only the nose and throat, but also the ear and mastoid bone of the skull.
In their study, the researchers analysed three patients who had died from coronavirus - a man in his 60s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 80s.
Their analysis revealed that the woman in her 80s had the virus in her right middle ear, while the man in his 60s had the virus in his left and right middle ears, as well as in his left and right mastoids.
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