Abstract

  A comparative study of effect of Intratympanic Dexamethasone and intratympanic PRP in patients presented to Harsh ENT hospital, Ghaziabad with positive Covid 19, and symptoms like heaviness in ears, vertigo and/or tinnitus, and/or bodyache, and/or hearing loss. There was significant improvement in hearing loss and other otological symptoms in majority of patients with IT PRP compared to IT Dexamethasone.

Keywords: Covid 19; Intratympanic; Dexamethasone; Platelet Rich Plasma

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Citation

Citation: BPS Tyagi and Mamatarani Rout. “Novel Covid 19 - Associated Otological Symptoms and Role of PRP". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.12 (2020): 63-67.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2020 BPS Tyagi and Mamatarani Rout. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.