![]() The disorder is closely linked to ageusia, a total loss of taste. Each term describes a different sensory disorder, with the majority of those with COVID-19 describing their experience as anosmia. The medical terms anosmia, hyposmia, parosmia, and phantosmia have all been floated online by those with or recovering from COVID-19. The average duration of olfactory dysfunction reported by patients was 21.6 days, but nearly one-quarter of affected patients reported that they did not recover their sense of smell 60 days after losing it. In the study of 2,581 patients from 18 European hospitals, the patient-reported prevalence of olfactory dysfunction was 85.9% in mild cases of COVID-19, 4.5% in moderate cases, and 6.9% in severe-to-critical cases. A new study out of Europe reports “olfactory dysfunction” was present in nearly 86% of mild cases. ![]() DALLAS – A reduced sense of smell, or olfactory dysfunction (OD), is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19. ![]()
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