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Steroids should not be used to treat smell loss caused by Covid-19 according to an international group of smell experts, including Prof Carl Philpott from the University of East Anglia.
Smell loss is a prominent symptom of Covid-19, and the pandemic is leaving many people with long-term smell loss.
But a new study published today shows that corticosteroids - a class of drug that lowers inflammation in the body - are not recommended to treat smell loss due to Covid-19.
Instead, the team recommend smell training - a process that involves sniffing at least four different odours twice a day for several months.
Try smell training while recovering from Covid-19: New study
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The research against the use of corticosteroids is contrary to conventional prescription to regain smell.
Instead of using drugs such as corticosteroids to regain the sense of smell while recovering from Covid-19, a new study by an international team of researchers suggests a period of ‘smell training’ as a free and simple way to retrain the brain to recognise smells.
Losing the sense of smell and taste is recognised as one of the key symptoms of Covid-19, with many losing smell on a long-term basis. Usually, corticosteroids are prescribed to help regain smell, but the study published in the journal
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