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Characterization, treatment modalities, and self-perceived improvement of post-COVID-19 phantosmia: a case series of eleven patients
- Source :
- Rhinology Online, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 44-48 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Stichting NASE, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background: Loss of smell and taste is one of the early and sensitive symptoms of COVID-19 that usually improves over time. Post-COVID-19 phantosmia, a smell distorted sensation without the presence of odorants, has deleterious and long-lasting effects on the patient's quality of life. We aimed to present our experience with phantosmia. Case presentations: We report a description of a series of eleven cases (age of 29 ± 9 years, and 54.5% females) of post-COVID-19 phantosmia without any other comorbidity, and the effects of combined treatment modalities (olfactory training, nasal irrigation with budesonide and oral prednisolone) on self-perceived improvement in phantosmia. Conclusions: We postulate that the combined 10 days oral prednisolone, smell training, and nasal irrigation for three months improved post-COVID-19 phantosmia assessed as post vs. pre self-perceived improvement, although this was not aimed at as a treatment since it was not compared to untreated controls.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25895613
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Rhinology Online
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7bca37bf502f4f4f8005c3f14288a050
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4193/RHINOL/22.003