Title of article :
The priority of audiological procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author/Authors :
Saki, N Hearing Research Center - Clinical Scinces Research Institute - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences - Ahvaz, Iran , Topsakal, V Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - Antwerp University Hospital - degem - Antwerp - Belgium - Faculty o f Medicine and Health Sciences - University of Antwerp, Belgium , Amiri, M Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences - Ahvaz, Iran , Al-shihaby, Wael Jasim Department of Surgery - College of Medicine - University of Basrah - Basrah, Iraq , Bayat, A Hearing Research Center - Clinical Scinces Research Institute - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences - Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract :
Since the discovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in Wu an, China, the epidemic has not only swept
through China but also spread throughout the world in spite of the concerted attempts from the governments to contain it. Thus, prevention and control of COVID-19 infection is very effective in ensuring the safety of medical specialists, health care workers, and
patients. Audiology clinics are also crucial in the fight against the infection epidemic, as audiologists provide their diagnostic and
rehabilitative services in an environment with different contaminated obje ts that come in either direct or indirect contact with multiple patients. The current article explains the im ortance of infection control in audiology and priority setting for audiologic evaluation in COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords :
Protection , Audiometry , Audiology , Coronavirus , COVID-19
Journal title :
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
