Olfactory and taste dysfunctions caused by COVID-19: a nationwide study

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of COVID-19-related OD and TD at the time of survey was 57.8% and 40.2%, respectively. Subjective symptoms of OD and TD persisted for one year in 5.8% and 3.5% of patients, respectively. More than half of the patients with OD or TD complained of qualitative dysfunction and a decrease in their QOL related to eating and drinking. Most patients with TD did not have true TD, but rather developed flavour disorders associated with OD. This conclusion is supported by the finding that patients with subjective OD had low scores on the olfactory test, whereas most patients with subjective TD had normal scores on the taste test.PMID:37690065 | DOI:10.4193/Rhin23.034

Source: Rhinology - September 10, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: T Miwa E Mori R Sekine Y Kimura M Kobayashi H Shiga K Tsuzuki M Suzuki K Kondo I Suzaki G Inokuchi T Aiba K Chujo S Yagi-Nakanishi T Tsukatani H Nakanishi M Nishijo Y Iinuma A Yokoyama Source Type: research