Can Google Trends analysis confirm the public's need for information about the rare association of facial nerve paralysis with COVID-19 or the COVID-19 vaccination? - 10/03/23
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Highlights |
• | Apart from few short peaks, facial nerve paralysis and Bell's palsy predominantly show no noticeably increased public interest or increased need for information due to the pandemic. |
• | Interest in facial nerve paralysis and Bell's palsy plays a more or less negligible role in the population's need for information during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to more common topics such as COVID-19 vaccine or long COVID. |
• | Google Trends is a useful tool to demonstrate the recent informational needs of the public. |
Abstract |
Facial nerve paralysis or Bell's palsy have been suggested as possible consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infections, as well as possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccinations. Google Trends data have been used to evaluate worldwide levels of public awareness for these topics for pre- and post-pandemic years. The results demonstrate a relatively low public interest in facial nerve paralysis in comparison to other more common COVID-19 related topics. Some peaks of interest in Bell's palsy can most likely be explained as triggered by the media. Therefore, Google Trends has shown public's relatively low awareness of this rare neurological phenomenon during the pandemic.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Search engine data, Google Trends, Bell's palsy, Facial nerve paralysis, Ramsay–Hunt syndrome type 2
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Vol 179 - N° 3
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