BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprint
SARS-CoV-2 infecting the inner ear results in potential hearing damage at the early stage or prognosis of COVID-19 in rodents
Xia Xue, Yongan Tian, Mingsan Miao…·Jinxin Miao
The paper investigates ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression in the inner ear, brain, and muscle of mice and hamsters to assess SARS-CoV-2 infection potential and its link to sensorineural hearing loss in COVID-19.