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Chemosensory function recovery in COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional study.
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American journal of otolaryngology [Am J Otolaryngol] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 45 (1), pp. 104047. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 18. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: To determine whether subjects who have recovered from COVID-19 smell and taste disturbance perform similarly to their COVID-naïve baseline, on gold-standard smell and taste tests.<br />Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.<br />Setting: University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology in Miami, FL between September 2021, and August 2022.<br />Methods: Those previously COVID-19 positive composed the experimental group, those who reported being COVID-naïve composed the control group. Mean total score for the UPSIT Smell Test, and the Burghart Taste Strip test were the primary outcome measures.<br />Results: 70 adult subjects (35 former COVID-positive, 35 COVID-naïve) were enrolled, with 21 females and 14 males in each group. 87 % of all subjects were white and were almost distributed evenly between Hispanic and non-Hispanic. Mean UPSIT total score for the experimental group was 30.6 (95 % CI 28.9-32.3), mean UPSIT total score for the control group was 31.2 (95 % CI 29.7-32.8). Mean Burghart total score for the experimental group was 11.3 (95 % CI 10.6-12.0), mean Burghart total score for the control group was 10.7 (95 % CI 9.7-11.8). These showed a significant overlap of the 95 % CI of the mean total score between the control group and the experimental group, suggesting no significant difference between the two groups.<br />Conclusion: These results suggest that COVID-19 patients who experience smell and taste disturbance and recover, regain sensory ability similar to their pre-COVID ability. Further study is needed to validate these findings, but the results are promising in the long-term recovery of COVID-19.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None reported.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-818X
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of otolaryngology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37738881
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.104047