Kim Gibson suffers tinnitus, vertigo and hearing loss after catching COVID-19. Her experience has been published in the British Medical Journal, with hopes it will lead to more research into post-illness symptoms.
abc.net.au/news/long-covid-experience-shared-in-british-medical-journal-research/102217016In April last year, registered nurse Kim Gibson tested positive to a mild case of COVID-19, but the symptoms that developed after were anything but.Kim Gibson suffered hearing loss, along with tinnitus and vertigo after catching COVID-19Doctors hope her experience will open doors to more national research"I woke up and I could hardly stand up straight, I felt like I was on a boat," Ms Gibson said.
She said she went through months of agony desperate for answers on what exactly caused her sudden loss of hearing."We had a diagnosis of exclusion, we had to exclude other pathology, which is what the MRI did," she said.Kim Gibson's experience has been published in British Medical Journal."We looked at the literature and there were case studies evolving around COVID-19 and hearing loss," she said."I had no idea you could lose your hearing from COVID-19.
"We are more worried about hospitalisations and the risk of the death and now we need to refocus on the long-term impacts as we are going through this stage," Ms Gibson said.It is estimated between five and 10 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Australia result in long COVID symptoms, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Dr Peters said there was a lack of information for clinicians on long COVID and hoped the study would open doors to more national research. "It demonstrates that even when people think they are in the clear, they might have a long-term effect that arises and they perhaps might realise it's something to do with their COVID-19 diagnosis," Dr Peters said.
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