Audiological practice and COVID-19: recommendations that audiological centers can use to maintain the safety and quality of service-expert opinion.
Audiological services
COVID-19
Cochlear implant
Hearing aid
Remote care/telehealth
Triage
Journal
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1434-4726
Titre abrégé: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9002937
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
17
02
2021
accepted:
15
03
2021
pubmed:
28
3
2021
medline:
9
3
2022
entrez:
27
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Audiology is an essential service for some patient groups and some interventions. This article sets forth experience-based recommendations for how audiological centers can continue to safely and effectively function during COVID-19. The recommendations are the result of panel discussion and are based on the clinical experience of the panelists/authors. The recommendations cover which patient groups and which interventions should be treated when and whether this can be performed in the clinic or remotely; how to maintain the safety of workplace via optimizing patient flow within the clinic and the sanitation of rooms and equipment; and overcoming communication challenges that COVID-19 intensifies. For essential audiological services to continue under COVID-19, safety measures must be implemented and maintained, and treatment and communication strategies must be adapted to offset communication difficulties due to personal protective equipment (PPE) and social distancing and to bolster patient confidence. In short, it is vital that staff feel safe, that patients either feel the clinic is safe enough to visit or that remote treatment may be an option, and that clinics and patients have a broad agreement on the urgency of any needed service. We hope that these recommendations help clinics effectively accomplish these goals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33772609
doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06766-w
pii: 10.1007/s00405-021-06766-w
pmc: PMC8000684
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1251-1256Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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