Covid can lead to the loss of smell and taste, but another sense may also be at risk.<\/p>\n
A recent study<\/a> published in the Lancet\u2019s eClinicalMedicine journal reported that a positive coronavirus diagnosis was associated with a more than threefold increase in risk for subsequent hearing loss in young adults.<\/p>\n The effects of covid can linger and affect nearly every organ system, increasing the risk<\/a> for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cognitive impairment.<\/p>\n The new research may be an \u201calert\u201d that \u201ccovid-19 may be an independent risk factor for hearing loss and sudden sensorineural hearing loss among young adults,\u201d said Hye Jun Kim, a biomedical sciences PhD candidate at Seoul National University and an author of the study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Covid can lead to the loss of smell and taste, but another sense may also be at risk.<\/p>\n A recent study<\/a> published in the Lancet\u2019s eClinicalMedicine journal reported that a positive coronavirus diagnosis was associated with a more than threefold increase in risk for subsequent hearing loss in young adults.<\/p>\n The effects of covid can linger and affect nearly every organ system, increasing the risk<\/a> for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cognitive impairment.<\/p>\n The new research may be an \u201calert\u201d that \u201ccovid-19 may be an independent risk factor for hearing loss and sudden sensorineural hearing loss among young adults,\u201d said Hye Jun Kim, a biomedical sciences PhD candidate at Seoul National University and an author of the study.<\/p>\n