Authors: Rashid RA, Zgair A, Al-Ani R PMID: 33839489 PMCID: PMC8024226 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103033 Abstract Objectives: Anosmia is a common debilitating symptom of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Currently, there is no satisfactory treatment of anosmia. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of nasal betamethasone drops in the recovery of olfaction [...]

Authors: Han AY, Mukdad L, Long JL, Lopez IA PMID: 32914699 PMCID: PMC7488171 DOI: 10.1177/1073858420956905 Abstract In recent months it has emerged that the novel coronavirus-responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic-causes reduction of smell and taste in a large fraction of patients. The chemosensory deficits are often the earliest, and sometimes the only signs in otherwise [...]

Authors: Boesveldt S, Postma EM, Boak D, Schopf V, Martens J, Duffy VB PMID: 28531300 PMCID: PMC5863566 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjx025 Abstract Anosmia and hyposmia, the inability or decreased ability to smell, is estimated to afflict 3-20% of the population. Risk of olfactory dysfunction increases with old age and may also result from chronic sinonasal diseases, severe [...]