Significance of continuing audiovestibular practice during Covid-19 pandemic
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چکیده
Abstract Background We aimed to evaluate the significance of continuing audiovestibular practice during Covid-19 pandemic in audiology clinic university hospital. Methods The precautions, test procedures, and risk factors associated with were evaluated. number diagnoses cases between 23 March May 2020 also compared results same 2 months 2019 an attempt alterations practice. Results has continued pandemic, numerous tests like newborn hearing screening, pure tone speech audiometry, auditory brainstem response (ABR) test, bedside vestibular assessment, videomystagmography (VNG), caloric evoked myogenic potential (VEMP), computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), video head impulse (vHIT), intraoperative cochlear implant measurement, postop fittings performed. decreased significantly course ( p < 0.01). No evidence disease was detected staff patients. In general, no major seen testing under protective measures except for which induced vomiting taking out mask lip reading fitting elderly. Conclusion It is possible perform by wearing necessary equipment disinfecting surfaces. Vomiting tests, uncovering nose mouth reading, small-sized cabins are main contamination clinics.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2090-8539', '1012-5574']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-021-00073-1