A Case Series of The Vertigo and Vestibular Neuritis Among COVID-19 Patients |Biomedgrid

Background: Studies have reported different symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic in different people from the outbreak of COVID- 19. One of these symptoms is the increased prevalence of vertigo and vestibular neuritis among COVID- 19 patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to report the 5 patients involved in COVID- 19 with symptoms of vertigo and dizziness. Method: Our COVID- 19 patients (2 males and 3 females) aged from 15-to 71 years with symptoms of dizziness referred to Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital in Babol, Iran. Results: The results of Magnetic resonance imaging, pure tone average, and tympanometry were normal. Videonystagmography and caloric tests of patients demonstrate the vestibular neuritis in these cases. Conclusion: COVID-19 can have an impact on the vestibular portion of the 8th cranial nerve and causes vestibular neuritis since COVID-19 is a neurotropic virus.