New Treatment Restores Sense of Smell in Patients with Long COVID
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Monday, November 20, 2023
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Parosmia, a condition where the sense of smell no longer works correctly, is a known symptom of COVID-19.
Key Points:
- Parosmia, a condition where the sense of smell no longer works correctly, is a known symptom of COVID-19.
- While most patients do recover their sense of smell over time, some patients with long COVID continue to have these symptoms for months, or even years, after infection, negatively impacting their appetite for food and their overall quality of life.
- The distorted sense of smell can also affect smell perception, and some patients may suffer from phantosmia, a condition that causes people to detect smells—foul or pleasant—that aren't in their environment.
- To assess a possible treatment for patients with long-term post-COVID parosmia, researchers looked at the potential benefits of CT-guided stellate ganglion block.