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Objective: To study the sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in patients with COVID-19 infections Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study There were 16 COVID-19 patients participated in this study those presented with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) The study was done between March 2020 to August 2020 All these patients were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection with help of the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing Results: Out of 652 COVID-19 patients, 16 (2 45%) patients diagnosed with SSNHL Out of 16 patients with SSNHL, 11 (68 75%) were male and 5 (31 25%) were female with male to female ratio of 2 2:1 The age ranges of the participants were 38 to 72 years with a mean age of 48 42 years There were 14 (87 50%) patients were presented with unilateral and 2 (12 50%) were presented with bilateral SSNHL There were left sided SSNHL in 9 patients (56 25%) and right side SSNHL in 5 patients (31 25%) Conclusion: There should be continuous monitoring of the SSNHL Tracing COVID-19 infection is needed to ensure a detailed understanding of this inner ear pathogenesis © 2020 All rights reserved