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ReviewAllergo journal international2022

Olfactory and gustatory disorders in COVID-19.

Ludger Klimek, Jan Hagemann, Julia Döge, Laura Freudelsperger, Mandy Cuevas, Felix Klimek, Thomas Hummel

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Review in Allergo journal international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Life satisfaction among cancer survivors with and without smell and taste dysfunction: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  6. Different Modalities in the Management of Post-COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  7. Assessment of olfactory recovery after COVID-19: cross-sectional study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ludger KlimekCenter for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Jan HagemannUniversitätsmedizin Mainz, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Langenbeck Str. 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany.
Julia DögeUniversitätsmedizin Mainz, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Langenbeck Str. 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany.
Laura FreudelspergerUniversitätsmedizin Mainz, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Langenbeck Str. 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany.
Mandy CuevasUniversitätsklinikum der Carl Gustav Carus-Universität Dresden, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Felix KlimekCenter for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Thomas HummelUniversitätsklinikum der Carl Gustav Carus-Universität Dresden, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of olfaction is one of the symptoms most commonly reported by patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although the spontaneous recovery rate is high, recent studies have shown that up to 7% of patients remain anosmic for more than 12 months after the onset of infection, leaving millions of people worldwide suffering from severe olfactory impairment. Olfactory training remains the first recommended treatment. With the continued lack of approved drug treatments, new therapeutic options are being explored. This article reviews the current state of science on COVID-19-related olfactory disorders, focusing on epidemiology, pathophysiology, cure rates, currently available treatment options, and research on new treatments.

Indexed as

AnosmiaCOVID-19Olfactory dysfunctionPostviral anosmiaRhinitis

Identifiers

PMID35755859
PMCPMC9208356

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