Middle ear status - structure, function and pathology: A scoping review on middle ear status of COVID-19 positive patients.

IF 1 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
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Abstract

Background:  The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the latest public health emergency that has presented challenges globally. Limited evidence exists on the association between COVID-19 and middle ear pathologies, regardless of the respiratory nature of some of the core symptoms.

Objective:  This scoping review aimed at exploring evidence on the effects of COVID-19 on middle ear functioning as part of symptom mapping and preventive planning for ear and hearing care.

Method:  Electronic bibliographic databases, including Medline, ProQuest, PubMed, Science Direct, ERIC and Scopus, were searched to identify peer reviewed publications, published in English, between December 2019 and January 2022, related to the effects of COVID-19 on middle ear functioning. The keywords used as MeSH terms included 'middle ear pathology', 'middle ear disorder', 'otitis media', 'hearing loss', 'hearing impairment', 'audiology' and 'COVID-19' or 'coronavirus'.

Results:  From eight studies that met the inclusion criteria, the findings revealed that middle ear pathologies occur in this population, with the occurrence ranging from 1.15% to 75%. Tympanic membrane structural changes, otitis media and conductive hearing loss (CHL) were commonly reported. The current findings must be interpreted with caution given that most of the studies reviewed had extremely small sample sizes or were case studies or series, thus limiting generalisability.

Conclusion:  The findings highlight the value of strategic research planning to collate data during pandemics, ensuring that future studies use appropriate and well-designed methodologies. Trends and patterns of middle ear pathologies in this population must also be established to determine the need for periodic monitoring.

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中耳状态-结构、功能和病理:新冠病毒阳性患者中耳状态的综述。
背景:2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行是最新的突发公共卫生事件,给全球带来了挑战。无论一些核心症状是否具有呼吸道性质,关于COVID-19与中耳病变之间关联的证据有限。目的:本综述旨在探索COVID-19对中耳功能影响的证据,作为耳部和听力保健症状定位和预防计划的一部分。方法:检索Medline、ProQuest、PubMed、Science Direct、ERIC和Scopus等电子书目数据库,确定2019年12月至2022年1月期间发表的与COVID-19对中耳功能影响相关的同行评议的英文出版物。作为MeSH术语使用的关键词包括“中耳病理”、“中耳疾病”、“中耳炎”、“听力损失”、“听力障碍”、“听力学”和“COVID-19”或“冠状病毒”。结果:在符合纳入标准的8项研究中,发现中耳病变发生在该人群中,发生率为1.15%至75%。鼓膜结构改变,中耳炎和传导性听力损失(CHL)是常见的报道。目前的研究结果必须谨慎解释,因为所审查的大多数研究的样本量极小,或者是案例研究或系列研究,因此限制了通用性。结论:这些发现突出了战略性研究规划在大流行期间整理数据的价值,确保未来的研究使用适当和精心设计的方法。还必须确定该人群中耳病理的趋势和模式,以确定是否需要定期监测。
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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-
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