en مطالعات علوم پایه در حوزه آسيب‌های جانبازان يا معلولان Basic Sciences Studies on Veterans or Handicapped Injuries گزارش مورد/سری Case/Series Report <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><strong>Aims:</strong> Due to the widespread prevalence of COVID-19, clinicians should be aware of even the rare symptoms of the disease to help the patients with the proper clinical procedure. In this study, a new case related to COVID-19 induced tinnitus was reported.<br> <strong>Patient & Methods:</strong> The patient was 27 years old with a chief complaint of a sudden transient change in her chronic vascular tinnitus (loud pulsatile tinnitus) repeated several times a day during the illness period. Because the other symptoms were similar to those of COVID-19, she was referred for a PCR test.<br> <strong>Findings: </strong>The PCR test for Covid19 was positive. Audiology examinations revealed intact tympanic membrane and normal hearing levels. Impedance audiometry and acoustic reflexes were standard. Tinnitus evaluations confirmed a change of tinnitus quality to higher pitch tinnitus with a louder loudness. HRCT scan did not show lung involvement.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our case, tinnitus change is possibly due to a change in the blood flow caused by vasculitis, a confirmed manifestation of viral infectious including Coronavirus. Patients with sudden audio-vestibular symptoms should be further evaluated for the COVID-19 rule out. More detailed investigations are required to determine the involved mechanisms.</span></p> Coronavirus,COVID-19,Tinnitus,Hearing, 79 83 http://ijwph.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1787-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 M. Javanbakht 15300319475328460021373 15300319475328460021373 Yes Department of Audiology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran S. Babaee samarbabaee_a72@yahoo.com 15300319475328460021374 15300319475328460021374 No Department of Audiology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran