Researchers have uncovered a new impact of the pandemic: Covid-19 patients reported increased tinnitus symptoms - or redeveloped the noises in the ears.
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But there are also publications that describe rather rare symptoms of a coronavirus infection, such as itchy wheals on the upper body.
An international team of researchers also came across a largely unknown body reaction as part of a study.
Humming, booming or whistling noises in the ear that do not want to go away: Depending on its severity, tinnitus can be a heavy burden for those affected.
An international team of researchers has looked at the question of how a coronavirus infection affects people with tinnitus
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It quickly became clear that there is a connection that is worth taking a closer look at.
Tinnitus from Covid-19?
Permanent stress caused by a pandemic
The researchers from England, Belgium, the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden and India had evaluated the data of 3,103 tinnitus patients from 48 countries for their study.
40 percent of those who suffered from Covid-19 symptoms said their tinnitus had also worsened.
Seven people also stated that they suspect that the tinnitus was only triggered by Corona
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“This is something that needs to be examined more closely both clinically and during care,” the Fitbook portal quoted Dr.
Eldre Beukes, lead author of the study.
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A German study also shows a connection between Covid-19 and tinnitus.
Researchers at the Tinnitus Center of the University of Regenburg see the increased stress level triggered by the coronavirus pandemic as the cause of the increase in complaints of tinnitus patients.
Continuous stress is considered a tinnitus trigger, which can intensify or even trigger it
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"In the majority of patients, the tinnitus exposure was increased under Corona," quoted MDR Prof. Berthold Langguth from the Tinnitus Center at the University of Regensburg.
Other study participants, on the other hand, would not have felt this stress: “We also saw people who were more relaxed in connection with the Corona crisis;
who found the reduction of the general hectic pace to be very helpful.
They then also had less exposure to tinnitus, ”says Langguth.
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