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## Introduction: Dysphonia has been described in patients affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19). the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphonia, and its severity and extent, of voice fatigue and of dysphagia in non hospitalized patients affected by covid-19 in lombardy, the italian region most hit by the first explosive outbreak of covid-19 in europe. ## Methods: Demographic and clinical data of 160 consecutive patients, with covid-19 diagnosis confirmed by nasal swabs processed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, were gathered by means of telephone interviews performed by physicians in charge of daily follow-up. general and specific symptoms concerning voice and swallowing impairment were investigated. dysphonia grade and duration were graded on 4-point scales, while voice fatigue was graded on a 5-point scale. ## Results: Dysphonia was reported by 70 (43.7%) patients and was positively associated with voice fatigue (p 2 weeks in 33/70 (47.1%) patients and >1 month in 11/70 (15.7%). grade and duration of dysphonia were positively associated with cough and rhinitis (all p values < 0.01). voice fatigue was reported by 43/160 patients (2

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Author

Giovanna Cantarella; Mirko Aldè; Dario Consonni; Gianvincenzo Zuccotti; Federica Di Berardino; Stefania Barozzi; Simona Bertoli; Alberto Battezzati; Diego Zanetti; Lorenzo Pignataro

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences