Doctors have discovered another puzzling coronavirus symptom

[Chris Smith]

• Researchers discovered another coronavirus symptom that might appear after surviving COVID-19.
• Some patients who experienced severe cases of COVID-19 complained of hearing loss and ringing in their ears (tinnitus).
• It's unclear whether the virus infected the ear directly, impacting hearing, or whether other factors caused the hearing problems.

Just when we thought we knew everything about the way COVID-19 impacts the human body, a new study reveals another puzzling symptom that may affect patients infected with the novel coronavirus. And, like most COVID-19 symptoms, this one wouldn't be strong enough to allow physicians to diagnose the illness without a test. That's one of the strengths of this contagion. It lacks any particular signs that would enable physicians and patients to diagnose the disease without a PCR test. What's worse is that symptoms can take up to two weeks to develop, and some people do not develop any symptoms at all.

Out of all the COVID-19 signs reported so far, there is one that's pretty telling, and that's the sudden loss of smell followed by the loss of taste. However, not all infected people experience them. The new symptom that scientists discovered concerns a different sense, as it appears that the virus can impact hearing as well. But unlike the loss of taste and smell, hearing impairments appear after COVID-19 recovery.

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