Front. Neurol. Frontiers in Neurology Front. Neurol. 1664-2295 Frontiers Media S.A. 10.3389/fneur.2023.1234744 Neurology Correction Corrigendum: Auditory disturbances and SARS-CoV-2 infection: brain inflammation or cochlear affection? Systematic review and discussion of potential pathogenesis De Luca Pietro 1 Scarpa Alfonso 1 Ralli Massimo 2 Tassone Domenico 3 Simone Matteo 3 De Campora Luca 3 Cassandro Claudia 4 † Di Stadio Arianna 5 * † 1Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy 2Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy 3Otolaryngology Unit, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy 4Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy 5Department of Surgery and Biomedical Sciences, Section of Otorhinolaryngology, “Santa Maria della Misericordia” University Hospital, Perugia, Italy

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 *Correspondence: Arianna Di Stadio ariannadistadio@hotmail.com

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 A corrigendum on Auditory disturbances and SARS-CoV-2 infection: brain inflammation or cochlear affection? Systematic review and discussion of potential pathogenesis by De Luca, P., Scarpa, A., Ralli, M., Tassone, D., Simone, M., De Campora, L., Cassandro, C., and Di Stadio, A. (2021). Front. Neurol. 12:707207. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.707207 COVID-19 hearing loss SARS-CoV-2 brain inflammation tinnitus sudden hearing impairment section-at-acceptance Neuro-Otology

In the published article, there was an error in Figures 2, 3 as published. The figures were published in the incorrect order, so “Figure 2” should have been “Figure 3” and “Figure 3” should have been “Figure 2.” The corrected figures appear below.

Indirect Virus Effect. The images illustrates the different position of a potential trombosis, which can determine the onset of the audio-vestibular disorders because it stops the blood flow in the audiovestibular artery.

Direct Virus Effect. The image clearly shows the contiguity between the olfactory and the auditory areas. The virus can easy spread from the olfactory bulb to the olfactory area, reach the auditory area and once there inducing neuroinflammation responsible of the onset of the auditory symptoms.

The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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