Is That Earache a Sign of COVID-19?

Nov. 9, 2020

When is an earache just an earache, and when might it be a symptom of COVID-19?

Prevention asked experts including Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University.

First, a review of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

While an earache is a possible symptom, “I have not seen this with any of my patients,” Dr. Watkins told Prevention.

Read the full article in Prevention.