Subjective and psychophysical olfactory and gustatory dysfunction among COVID-19 outpatients; short- and long-term results.
Mads Mose JensenKasper Daugaard LarsenAnne-Sophie HomøeAnders Lykkemark SimonsenElisabeth ArndalAnders KochGrethe Badsberg SamuelsenXiaohui Chen NielsenTobias TodsenPreben HomøePublished in: PloS one (2022)
Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions are prevalent symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but there is inconsistency between subjective reporting and psychophysical test assessment of especially olfaction. Most individuals regain normal function after 30 days, but approximately 20% report persistent olfactory and gustatory dysfunction 6 months after infection.