Some 86 per cent of people with mild cases of COVID-19 lose their sense of smell and taste but recover it within six months, according to a new study of over 2,500 patients from 18 European hospitals. A case of COVID-19 was considered mild if there was no evidence of viral pneumonia or loss of oxygen and the patient was able to recover at home. The sense of smell reappeared after an average of 18 to 21 days, the study found, but about 5 per cent of people had not recovered olfactory function at six months. Anosmia, which is a loss of smell, and therefore taste, has been suggested as an early sign of COVID-19. It can occur without any prior warning, not even a stuffy nose.
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Loss of smell in mild Covid-19 cases occurs 86% of the time, study says
Some 86% of people with mild cases of Covid-19 lose their sense of smell and taste but recover it within six months, according to a new study of over 2,500 patients from 18 European hospitals.
Posted: Jan 6, 2021 10:36 AM
Updated: Jan 6, 2021 10:49 AM
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Some 86% of people with mild cases of Covid-19 lose their sense of smell and taste but recover it within six months, according to a new study of over 2,500 patients from 18 European hospitals.
A case of Covid-19 was considered mild if there was no evidence of viral pneumonia or loss of oxygen and the patient was able to recover at home.