Fernández VMF, Briceño BÉM, González MAJ

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 58-61
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ABSTRACT

Normal hearing is an essential component for the speech and language development. It can be affected by multiple factors including viral infections as caused by SARS-COV-2.
Objective. Determine post-COVID-19 audiological alterations in pediatric patients treated at a University Hospital in Venezuela.
Material and methods. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out. There were included pediatric patients, after suffering from COVID-19, attended the phoniatric consultation during the period June-August 2023, selected through intentional non-probabilistic sampling, with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data collection instrument was a sheet made up of three parts, validated by experts. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software, descriptive statistics was made.
Results: 65 patients were included, predominantly the group of preschoolers (40%), 60% were male and 78% were from urban areas. 46% of children had an otic symptom, 17% had otalgia as principal symptom. According hearing degree through peatcee and tonal audiometry, 75% had normal hearing, while 25% had some hearing loss degree among them bilateral superficial hearing loss prevailed in 44%, neurosensory alterations was detected in 75%. It is important that hearing status will be explored at long term in those children who suffered COVID-19. These results serve as a basis for future research for the health of the pediatric population.

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