COVID-19 long-haulers are experiencing loss of hearing

HEARTBREAKING. DOCTORS ARE LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT COVID-19 EVERY Y.DA GUY: AND AS WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH REPORTS, THEY’RE SEEING ANOTHER POTENTIALLY LIFEHA-CNGING EFFECT OF ETH VIRUS. >> COVID-19 HAS LEFT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH LINGERING SYMPMSTO LIKE FATIGUE OR LOSS OF TASTE AND SMELL. AND NOW, DOCTORS SAY THEY’RE SEEING SOME PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE VIRUS. >> IF YOU’RE HAVINORG EXPERIENCING HEARING LOSS OR RINGING IN YOUR EARS, THAT WE ALSO CALL TINNITUS, THAT’S A REASON TO GET EVALUATED. >> DOCTORS SAY WHAT’S NOT CLEAR RIGHT NOW IS IF THAT HEARING LOSS IS JUST TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT. >> I MEAN SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE SEE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LOSS OF SMELL AND TASTE. EVEN THOSE PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE A LONGER DURATION, IT APPEARS TO COME BA.CK HEARING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, SO WE’LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. I CAN TELL YOU WITH OTHER VIRAL INFECTIONS, YOU KNOW, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE PERMANENT HRIEANG LS.OS REPORT:ER ONE THING THAT’S SHOWN TO HELP SOME COVID PATIENTS DEALING WITH OTHER LINGERING SYMPTOMS IS THE VACCINE. DOCTORS SAY ANY NGLO-HAULERS WHO ARE ON THE FENCE SHOULD GET VACCINATED. >> ABOUT 60% OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THEIR MPSYTOMS IMPROVE ORES ROLVE ENTIRELY AFTER GETTING VACCINATED. OF THE REMAINING 40%, ABOUT 25% REPORT NO CHANGE AND ABOUT5% 1 REPORT A LITTLE WORSENG.IN REPORTER: ALL AN UNFORTUNATE REMIND OF THE POTENTIALLY LIFE-LONG IMPACTS COVID-19AN C HAVE ON THE HUMAN BODY. IN BIRMINGHAM, CHIP SCARBOROUGH, WV

Some COVID-19 long-haulers are experiencing loss of hearing

Updated: 7:06 AM EDT Jun 24, 2021

Doctors are seeing a potentially life-changing effect of the virus in some patients.COVID-19 has left some survivors with lingering symptoms like fatigue or loss of taste and smell. Now doctors say they're seeing some people suffering from hearing loss as a result of the virus.Doctors aren't sure yet if hearing loss is temporary or permanent.Watch the video above to learn more.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

Doctors are seeing a potentially life-changing effect of the virus in some patients.

COVID-19 has left some survivors with lingering symptoms like fatigue or loss of taste and smell. Now doctors say they're seeing some people suffering from hearing loss as a result of the virus.

Doctors aren't sure yet if hearing loss is temporary or permanent.

Watch the video above to learn more.