The relationship between blood groups and hearing in patients with COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a viral disease that spreads throught respiratory transmission and affects the whole Word. However, some individuals have been infected with this disease more than once, while others have never been infected. Looking at the studies, it has been seen that blood groups affect the possibility of contracting COVID-19. In these studies, it was observed that different blood groups showed different resistances. . Individuals with blood group A are more likely to contract COVID-19 than individuals with blood group O. COVID-19 has shown many different symptoms. Some of these include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, loss of smell and taste. Studies have shown that it is not limited to these symptoms but also causes hearing loss. In this study, it was examined whether hearing loss occurs in individuals according to different blood groups. A total of 80 people, 42 men and 38 women, participated in the research, including 4 main blood groups (A, B, AB, 0) and a total of 8 blood groups, 10 from each blood group, distinguishing between positive and negative. As a result of the research, it was observed that there was no significant difference between different blood groups and hearing loss.