Table 1.
COVID-19 studies including dizziness and vertigo.
| Author | Study Type | Sample Size | Dizziness | Vertigo | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alde et al., 2021 [24] | OS | 1512 | - |
12% (30/251) |
Lightheadedness 43.8% (110/251) Disequilibrium 27.9% (70/251) Presyncope 16.3% (41/251) |
| Gallus et al., 2021 [25] | OS | 48 |
3%
(4/48) |
2%
(1/48) Spinning Vertigo |
Tinnitus 4,2% (2/48)
Dynamic imbalance 2% (1/48) Static imbalance 6% (3/48) |
| Chen et al., 2020 [26] | OS | 145 | 20% (29/145) |
- | - |
| Cui et al., 2020 [27] | OS | 20 | 20%(5/20) | - | - |
| Han et al., 2020 [28] | CR | 1 | - | √ | - |
| Hu et al., 2020 [29] | OS | 24 | 0.03% (1/28) |
- | - |
| Karadas et al., 2020 [30] | OS | 239 |
6.7% (16/239) |
- |
Tinnitus 2.1% (5/239) Neurological findings 34% (83/239) |
| Karimi-Galougahi et al., 2020 [31] | LtE | 6 | - | 33% (1/3) |
Tinnitus (3/3) Unilateral hearing loss (3/3) |
| Kong et al. 2020 [32] | CR | 1 Electronystagmography, Pure Tone Audiometry, Brain MRI performed. Symptomatic Treatment given |
√ | - | - |
| Lechien et al., 2020 [33] | OS | 1420 | - |
0.004%
(6/1420) Rotatory Vertigo |
Tinnitus 0.003% (5/1420) |
| Lo et al., 2020 [34] | OS | 10 | 20% (2/10) |
- | - |
| Malayala et al., 2020 [35] | CR | 1 patient Suspected COVID-19-induced acute vestibular neuritis. CT brain performed Symptomatic Treatment given Vestibular Rehabilitation performed |
- | √ | - |
| Mao et al., 2020 [36] | OS | 214 |
16.8% (36/214) |
- | - |
| Mi et al., 2020 [37] | OS | 10 | 3% (3/10) |
- | - |
| Sia et al., 2020 [38] | CR | 1 | Sudden onset | - | - |
| Vacchiano et al., 2020 [39] | OS | 133 | 10%(11/133) | - | - |
| Viola et al., 2020 [40] | OS | 185 | 94.1% (32/34) |
5.9% (2/34) acute vertigo attacks |
Equilibrium disorders 18.4% (34/185) Tinnitus 23.2% (43/185) Combination 7.65% 14/185 (tinnitus and equilibrium disorder) |
| Wang et al., 2020 [41] | OS | 69 | 5/69 (7%) | - | - |
| Wang et al., 2020 [42] | OS | 138 | 13/138 (9.4%) | - | - |
| Maslovara et al., 2021 [43] | CR | 2 | - | BPPV | - |
PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction, ICU: Intensive Care Unit, CR: case report, OS: observational study, LtE, letter to the editor, BPPV: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.