Reporting by Elaine K. Howley
People infected with COVID-19 sometimes report losing their sense of taste or smell. But another sense is also sometimes implicated as well: hearing. While science is still unraveling how exactly hearing loss is related to this viral infection, there does appear to be a connection.
“Even though it feels like we’ve been living with COVID-19 forever, it’s important to remember that we’re only just starting our third year with this virus, so our knowledge on this topic is limited,” says Kevin Seitz-Paquette, a doctor of audiology and the director of the Phonak Audiology Research Center at SonovaGroup in Aurora, Illinois.
Research, however, has been ongoing throughout the pandemic, and some studies have suggested that....
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