Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre
Introduction: Several patients who recover from COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent symptoms even after recovery from the disease. The special sensory functions such as taste, smell and hearing are affected by COVID-19 infection even after recovery from the illness. The aim of the study...
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| author | Tika Ram Adhikari Sonam Jamtsho Karma Tenzin Pelden Wangchuk Phub Tshering Sontosh Mukhia Dorji Penjor |
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Introduction: Several patients who recover from COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent symptoms even after recovery from the disease. The special sensory functions such as taste, smell and hearing are affected by COVID-19 infection even after recovery from the illness. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of special sensory deficits among patients with post-COVID-19 visiting a tertiary care centre.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients who recovered from COVID-19 visiting a tertiary care centre from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. After obtaining ethical approval from the Research Ethics Board of Health, data on patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 one year ago was obtained from the surveillance register from the Ministry of Health. They were contacted by phone call and invited to the centre to participate in the study. Appropriate clinical examination and tests were carried out to assess the special sensory deficits. A convenience sampling technique was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Results: Among 271 patients, the prevalence of sensory function deficit was 39 (14.39%) (10.21-18.57, 95% Confidence Interval).
Conclusions: The prevalence of special sensory deficits after recovery from COVID-19 infections was found to be similar to the findings of other studies.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad842b9151e94b4390f827b39e215e212024-09-23T18:38:49ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2023-11-016126710.31729/jnma.8321Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care CentreTika Ram Adhikari0Sonam Jamtsho1Karma Tenzin2Pelden Wangchuk3Phub Tshering4Sontosh Mukhia5Dorji Penjor6Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanAudiology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanAudiology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, BhutanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan Introduction: Several patients who recover from COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent symptoms even after recovery from the disease. The special sensory functions such as taste, smell and hearing are affected by COVID-19 infection even after recovery from the illness. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of special sensory deficits among patients with post-COVID-19 visiting a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients who recovered from COVID-19 visiting a tertiary care centre from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. After obtaining ethical approval from the Research Ethics Board of Health, data on patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 one year ago was obtained from the surveillance register from the Ministry of Health. They were contacted by phone call and invited to the centre to participate in the study. Appropriate clinical examination and tests were carried out to assess the special sensory deficits. A convenience sampling technique was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Among 271 patients, the prevalence of sensory function deficit was 39 (14.39%) (10.21-18.57, 95% Confidence Interval). Conclusions: The prevalence of special sensory deficits after recovery from COVID-19 infections was found to be similar to the findings of other studies. http://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8321anosmiaCOVID-19hearing loss |
| spellingShingle | Tika Ram Adhikari Sonam Jamtsho Karma Tenzin Pelden Wangchuk Phub Tshering Sontosh Mukhia Dorji Penjor Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre Journal of Nepal Medical Association anosmia COVID-19 hearing loss |
| title | Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full | Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_fullStr | Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_full_unstemmed | Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_short | Special Sensory Function Deficit among Patients with Post-COVID-19 Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre |
| title_sort | special sensory function deficit among patients with post covid 19 visiting a tertiary care centre |
| topic | anosmia COVID-19 hearing loss |
| url | http://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8321 |
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