One small study suggested that SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID, can infect inner ear cells. Some evidence suggests that nerve pain can also play a role. The virus can affect the ...

"OCT lets us look down the ear canal, through the eardrum and bone into the cochlea, and measure how it's working—noninvasively and without pain," said John Oghalai, MD, professor and chair of ...