Olfactory and Gustatory Function 3 Years After Mild COVID-19-A Cohort Psychophysical Study

Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo; Thomas Hummel; Giacomo Spinato; Luigi Angelo Vaira; Anna Menini; Claire Hopkins; Giancarlo Tirelli

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3603

Olfactory and Gustatory Function 3 Years After Mild COVID-19-A Cohort Psychophysical Study

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Jan 1;150(1):79-81. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3603.

Authors

Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo¹, Thomas Hummel², Giacomo Spinato³, Luigi Angelo Vaira⁴, Anna Menini⁵, Claire Hopkins⁶, Giancarlo Tirelli¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Smell & Taste Clinic, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
³ Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁵ Neurobiology Group, SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.
⁶ Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 37943538
PMCID: PMC10636652 (available on 2024-11-09)
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3603

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Plain language summary

This case-control study estimates the 3-year prevalence of measured olfactory dysfunction and gustatory dysfunction associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cohort Studies
Humans
Olfaction Disorders* / epidemiology
Olfaction Disorders* / etiology
SARS-CoV-2
Smell
Taste Disorders / etiology