Study warns of continued loss of smell and taste after infection with “Covid-19”

Researchers at the University of Quebec (Quebec) studied the cases of around 813 healthcare workers who suffered from “Covid-19”.

It was found that over a third (38%) of those who lost their sense of taste and smell had not fully recovered their taste after five months.

Study participants completed completed questionnaires and home tests to assess their sense of taste and smell.

This was done, on average, five months after discovering the ‘Covid-19’ infection, and researchers are therefore unable to determine if the loss of odor lasts longer than that, as data is not yet available. .

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Study author Dr Johannes Frasnelli said: “Although Covid-19 is a new disease, previous research shows that most people lose their sense of smell and taste in the early stages of the disease.

People rated their smell and taste on a scale of 0-10, with zero being completely meaningless and 10 being strong.

The average score for people recovering from “Covid” was eight, while it was nine for people before they fell ill. Of the 813 participants, 527 lost their sense of taste during the initial illness. Thirty-eight percent (200 people) of them had not regained their sense of taste after five months.

Dr Frasnelli said: “Our results show that a bad sense of smell and taste can persist in a number of people with Covid-19.”

This confirms the importance of monitoring infected people and the need for further research to discover the extent of neurological problems associated with “Covid-19”.

The study has not yet been peer reviewed and will be presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology April 17-22.

Source: Daily Mail

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