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Millions of Patients Do Not Have Full Recovery of Smell or Taste Senses After COVID Infection, Study Finds

Massachusetts Eye and Ear
June 13, 2023

Retrospective analysis of national data led by investigators from Mass Eye and Ear estimates that over 20 million COVID patients experienced loss of smell or taste in 2021, with a large portion of patients never fully recovering these senses.

https://www.masseyeandear.org/news/press-releases/2023/06/millions-of-patients-do-not-have-full-recovery-of-smell-or-taste-senses-after-covid

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Loss of smell, taste after mild COVID improves within 3 years, study shows

CIDRAP
November 9, 2023
By Stephanie Soucheray

“Mild COVID-19 infections can cause a loss of taste and smell, but a study today in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery suggests that almost all cases resolve within 3 years of initial infection.”

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/loss-smell-taste-after-mild-covid-improves-within-3-years-study-shows

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