Researchers find COVID-19 can infect inner ear, links to hearing issues

A team of researchers say they better understand why some people with COVID-19 also experience dizziness, ringing in the ears or other hearing issues. The researchers examined symptoms in patients with COVID-19. They also studied inner ear tissue and cells from humans and mice.

[phillygirl]

I had vertigo for a month from covid I was getting suicidal I couldn't function. And had nerve problems. 2 months later I have hearing loss in my right ear feels muffled smh. I'm over it already. If covid doesn't kill u it's here to make ur life a living hell

[_t]

I had covid relatively badly for my age, 33, I had no shortness of breath but i had fever, couldn't sleep well, was tired and achey, I had an extreme lack of focus and had what felt like absence seizures a couple of times a minute for what felt like split seconds. I took about a month to fully recover or so I thought, on the beginning of my recovery I completely lost my smell for 3-4 days, it has not fully recovered and the last thing was the extreme pressure in my ears and sinuses.

I did not notice any damage to my hearing at this time

About a month or two after I got covid I started suffering from a feeling of blood and pressure rushing to my ears one night when I laid down. The next morning I woke up with extreme hyperacusis, I heard my own voice making my left ear buzz and when I went out into the world even moderately loud background noises like a car on a wet road sounded distorted and blended together into a mess of white noise, like I had a seashell up to my ear

Clear regular sounds would come with a high pitched harmonic of the original sound attached to them. At first I assumed I had congestion manifesting in an unusual way but I soon began to realise this was not the case, I had my ears looked at by many different professionals and they could see no damage to the eardrum however my hearing test results were bad for my age with. Over time the problems lessened, I now had much more comfort but my tolerance for loud sounds seems permanently reduced, I still get the distortion and discomfort if mid-high frequency sounds get too loud and I feel like the overall fidelity of my perception of music and sound has been decreased.

[santiogo]

My left ear was clogged for 4 weeks. I went to cvs and bought some Flonase for 20 dollars and I used it twice a day(once at 9am and again at 9pm) and after using it for 3 days my ear popped open again for the first time. After using it for a week my ear feels normal again. The Flonase worked great for me BUT, it did cause acid reflux😕. I’m still going to go to an ear doctor to get looked at but if you’re looking for something you can do at home this is what worked for me

[bellajungian]

Has anyone regained their hearing? Mine is gone in one ear and has not returned. It’s been like two weeks now. It’s gotten worse over time .

[Louj]

When I had Covid, I had vertigo so bad i was hospitalized for 5 days. I was treated with Poxlovid (for the virus) along with Meclizine for the Dizziness. I was also given antibiotics, post hospital stay, for lungs. the vertigo was the worse!

[BlatentlyFakeName]

I've had reduced hearing in my left ear since having covid. Both ears feel a bit blocked after a couple of weeks

[nesekitty]

got a mild case of covid March/2021...17 months I'm still down from it., guess they are calling the millions of us know covid long haulers....so many things it did to me...one and still is agonizing is deep in my left inner ear pain...causes fatigue, headaches/migraines.eye pressure, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, gastro upset.light and sound sensitivity, mood changes, panic attacks, depression...the inner ear can cause all these am 5'6 1/2 down to 110lbs from 129lbs...weight dropped after this left inner ear pain started

[mhmz]

Left ear almost completely blocked. Having discharge and itchiness. My ear has never felt this way before. Had the Moderna vaccine.

[CriticArtist]

After my isolation this is exactly what I'm experiencing. My doctor said he can't find anything but to just wait it out. Been 2 weeks after my isolation and still no improvement 😣😩😞

[romeloroland]

I read a lot of peoples testimonies online how Dr Liam Ogbebor YouTube channel cured their tinnitus with his herbal ear drop and they got cured without no side effects and I decided to give it a try too and I did and I would say .wow his treatments actually works

[Singinchicsnana]

I had Covid this summer 2023 and lost my hearing during this illness. I now need hearing aids. It was months before I could get a Doctors appt. so too late to get treatment.

[UserName________]

3 days ago I woke up with total hearing loss on my right ear. Went to ER, then ear specialist, and yes, zero hearing. Same morning I started feeling itchy on my throat and the next day it turned into cough. Got a PCR test that day and came positive today! WTF?!

Thoughts, ideas, tips?

[gabrielwood]

I have hearing loss and my ears ears are blocked. Dr says they are fine, beat that and the dizziness is terrible 😊

[JohnQPublic]

I never caught the covit, but in March 2022 had stomach illness, then all hell broke loose. Lost 24 pounds, couldn't eat, headache. Ringing ears, clogged ear, eyesight blurry, muscle weakness, tingling in limbs, lethargy

[joeybydin]

I've been having problems with dizziness since covid. It's been six months.

[angie_puertorican]

I got the Covid vaccine in late 2022. It’s now January 2024 and I got sudden hearing loss about a week ago. I don’t know if it’s linked to this but yall got me fucked up😭

[stephpenny]

I've had the COVID shot and my family has not why am I having ear problems bad has anyone thought the shot was a bad idea?? I think it's what is causing my problems with my ear hurting and I've been dizzy we all should look into it and take it to court

[Gettingitreal]

Had Covid in December 2023, have been having mild ear infections since that’s causing vertigo.

[kcsunnyone]

I have this. Got it after getting infected a year ago

[amanbendel]

I got my vaccine in mid 2019 but my hearing loss occurred nov 2022. I’m not sure if the vaccine caused or it was actually something natural caused by idiopathic nerve issue.