7th International conference on Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

The loss of smell and taste is an early symptom of COVID-19 that is most likely to occur by the 3 rd day of infection. About 75% of covid-19 patients reported a temporary loss of smell or anosmia . As smell is essential to taste flavor, loss of smell can also lead to loss of taste. Loss of these senses show a major impact on food preferences. Researchers also found that white blood cells count were low in covid patients who reported loss of smell compared to coronavirus-infected patients who did not lose their sense of smell and taste. A study reported that SARS-CoV-2 (covid-19) virus causes an inflammatory reaction inside the nose that can lead to a loss of a type of olfactory, or smell, neurons. Patients do not experience any blocked nose or runny nose, but experience rancid smell and metallic taste and few were unable to taste food for months. Potential risks of losing sense of smell include not being able to detect smoke, leaking gas or rotten food. However, patient may show...

The expanded dependency on digital devices and audio gadgets affects one's health in certain ways. According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion teenagers and the young adults are at risk for noisy-induced hearing loss from excessive uses of audio gadgets. That The severity of damage escalates further when the teenagers ignore warning signals such as frequently asking questions,  understanding of what others are saying, difficulty in hearing on phone and increasing television volume than normal levels, hard time hearing environmental volumes   such as the chirping of birds, exhaustion from conversations,   tingling noise within ears or head, among others. Blasting through earphones: Listening to loudspeaker for a long time is a main cause of hearing loss in youngsters. And also, exchanging earphones among friends and family and not cleaning them increase the risks of ear infections and main cause to damage ears. Continuously hearing loud music on earphones...