Doctors still aren’t sure why COVID-19 is causing hearing loss

“She describes it as a siren—sudden and sharp, with no stutters or pauses as it sears through her eardrums. The sound erupts intermittently throughout the day, without a distinct source triggering its arrival. Linda Gaviria, a 35-year-old pediatric ICU nurse in Miami, Florida, is experiencing what is medically known as tinnitus. But Gaviria recognizes it as one of the many new symptoms she’s endured since contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in June.”

Read the full article at Verywell Health

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