Taste
About 25% of those with COVID-19 only partially recover taste or smell, or never do
Approximately one-quarter of adults who lost taste or smell following SARS-CoV-2 infection reported partial or no recovery of their senses, a study published in The Laryngoscope found.
Intranasal corticosteroids mitigate loss of smell in chronic rhinosinusitis with COVID-19
Doctors should consider intranasal corticosteroids for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who also have COVID-19 to minimize loss of olfactory function, according to a study published in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings.
Loss of taste, smell may not be ‘valid marker’ of COVID-19
In patients with positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 test results, congestion and runny nose were associated with a new loss of taste or smell, suggesting these symptoms “may not be a valid marker of test positivity,” researchers wrote.
GI symptoms plus loss of taste, smell, fever highly specific to COVID-19
While gastrointestinal symptoms like anorexia and diarrhea are common in both patients with COVID-19 and those without, these symptoms plus a loss of smell, taste and fever were 99% specific for COVID-19, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.