Research shows 5% of people who had Covid are dealing with long-lasting loss of smell or taste, a shift one expert said could be considered 'a new public health crisis.'
Research shows 5% of people who had Covid are dealing with long-lasting loss of smell or taste, a shift one expert said could be considered "a new public health crisis."
Losing smell has been linked to higher death rates in older adults and has been shown to have major impacts on people’s emotional and psychological well-being, said Dr. Zara Patel, a rhinologist at Stanford University who was not involved in The BMJ research. Researchers think the virus does not initially infect the olfactory neurons but instead latches on to support cells, which help the neurons provide a signaling pathway.
People who are unable to smell or sense flavors can have higher rates of psychiatric illness, depression and anxiety, Jafari said. In an extreme case, Jafari said he treated a patient who became malnourished after losing the senses of smell and taste.
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