Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en The priority of audiological procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic Audiology Audiology Brief Communication Brief Communication Since the discovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China, the epidemic has not only swept through China but also spread throughout the world in spite of the concerted attempts from the governments to contain it. Thus, prevention and control of COVID-19 infection is very effective in ensuring the safety of medical specialists, health care workers, and patients. Audiology clinics are also crucial in the fight against the infection epidemic, as audiologists provide their diagnostic and rehabilitative services in an environment with different contaminated objects that come in either direct or indirect contact with multiple patients. The current article explains the importance of infection control in audiology and priority setting for audiologic evaluation in COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19, Coronavirus, Audiology, Audiometry, Protection 770 772 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-6726-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nader Saki ourresearchcenter@gmail.com 200319475328460063035 200319475328460063035 No Hearing Research Center, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Vedat Topsakal hamed18nov@gmail.com 200319475328460063036 200319475328460063036 No Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium Marzieh Amiri drhamedsaki@gmail.com 200319475328460063037 200319475328460063037 No Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Wael Jasem Alshahabi dr.asmatorfi@gmail.com 200319475328460063038 200319475328460063038 No Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq Arash Bayat آرش بیات pubma.int@gmail.com 200319475328460063039 200319475328460063039 Yes Hearing Research Center, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran