Recovering coronavirus patients report marked hearing loss - and scientists want urgent investigation
hereEight people reported a deterioration in their hearing and another eight reported 'tinnitus-type noises' not being caused by an outside source.Researchers say the results, published in a letter to the International Journal of Audiology, add to a growing body of anecdotal evidence that Sars CoV-2 has long-term impacts on health, and possibly now hearing.Kevin Munro, professor of audiology at the University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre hearing health theme lead, said: "We already know that viruses such as measles, mumps and meningitis can cause hearing loss and coronaviruses can damage the nerves that carry information to and from the brain."It is possible, in theory, that Covid-19 could cause problems with