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·March 12, 2024·8 min read

Smell Loss Heightens Safety Risks

A new study highlights the significant safety concerns and hazards faced by individuals with olfactory dysfunction, including a higher incidence of gas safety scares. The survey of 432 participants, conducted from February to September 2022, found that a large majority are concerned about their safety, particularly regarding gas leaks, smoke detection, and spoiled food, with over a third experiencing related hazardous events in the past five years.

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·November 24, 2023·4 min read

New Treatment for COVID-Induced Smell Loss

A new study presents a promising treatment for restoring the sense of smell in long-COVID patients. The study explores the effectiveness of CT-guided stellate ganglion block, a minimally invasive procedure, in treating parosmia—a condition affecting up to 60% of COVID-19 patients where the sense of smell is distorted.

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·April 21, 2023·3 min read

Sniffing Out the Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Smell Loss

Up to 90% of patients report experiencing a diminished sense of smell, even prior to the onset of other symptoms of Parkinson's disease. A new study reveals the mechanism behind smell loss associated with Parkinson's, reporting mouse models with olfactory impairments had severe pathology in projection neurons of the olfactory pathway. The mice also had reduced neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb.

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·April 17, 2023·4 min read

Long COVID Smell Loss Linked to Changes in the Brain

Anosmia, or the loss of the sense of smell caused by long COVID is linked to changes in the brain that prevents correct olfactory processing.

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·January 13, 2023·6 min read

Nasal Injections Could Treat Long-Term Covid-19–Related Smell Loss

Nasal injections comprising platelet-rich plasma derived from a patient's blood improve symptoms of smell loss associated with COVID-19 infection.

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·July 28, 2022·6 min read

Rapid Loss of Smell Predicts Dementia and Smaller Brain Areas Linked to Alzheimer’s

Smell loss in older individuals not only can predict cognitive decline, but it can also foretell structural changes in brain structures linked to Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·June 30, 2022·6 min read

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

Olfactory dysfunction can have both physical and social consequences, in addition to influencing food intake and weight. Researchers say foods that stimulate other chemical senses when consumed, such as chili or menthol, can improve life quality for those with olfactory dysfunction.

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·May 25, 2022·4 min read

Wake Up and Smell the Burning Rubbish? Secrets of Disordered Smell Found

Study reveals the mechanism behind why certain food and drink aromas smell disgusting to people with parosmia.

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·February 2, 2022·5 min read

Mechanism Behind Loss of Smell With COVID-19 Revealed

Infection with the SARS_CoV-2 virus causes dials down the action of olfactory receptors, resulting in smell loss associated with COVID-19.

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·April 27, 2020·5 min read

Loss of smell associated with milder clinical course and less hospitalizations in COVID-19

COVID-19 patients who reported smell loss as a symptom of their infection are ten times less likely to be hospitalized for coronavirus than those who do not report anosmia.

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·April 1, 2020·2 min read

Loss of smell and taste is strongest predictor of early COVID-19 infection

User data from a new COVID-19 symptom tracking app reveals a loss of taste and smell are the strongest predictors of a positive coronavirus diagnosis. Using the data, researchers have developed a model to identify which combination of symptoms together could best predict COVID-19 infection in individuals.

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·March 23, 2020·1 min read

Loss of smell sense first sign of COVID-19

As many as one in three COVID-19 patients report smell loss as an early symptom of the infection. Researchers say the loss of smell could be used as a key clinical indicator of infection in otherwise symptom-free or pre-symptomatic carriers of coronavirus.

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smell loss

Smell Loss Heightens Safety Risks

New Treatment for COVID-Induced Smell Loss

Sniffing Out the Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Smell Loss

Long COVID Smell Loss Linked to Changes in the Brain

Nasal Injections Could Treat Long-Term Covid-19–Related Smell Loss

Rapid Loss of Smell Predicts Dementia and Smaller Brain Areas Linked to Alzheimer’s

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

Wake Up and Smell the Burning Rubbish? Secrets of Disordered Smell Found

Mechanism Behind Loss of Smell With COVID-19 Revealed

Loss of smell associated with milder clinical course and less hospitalizations in COVID-19

Loss of smell and taste is strongest predictor of early COVID-19 infection

Loss of smell sense first sign of COVID-19

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