Category: Taste & Smell Disturbance

COVID-19-Related Long-Term Taste Impairment: Symptom Length, Related Taste, Smell Disturbances, and Sample Characteristics

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Cardoso Soares P, Moreira de Freitas P, de Paula Eduardo C, et al. (April 24, 2023) COVID-19-Related Long-Term Taste Impairment: Symptom Length, Related Taste, Smell Disturbances, and Sample Characteristics. Cureus 15(4): e38055. doi:10.7759/cureus.38055 Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 infection triggered in some patients a prolonged reduction in the perception of both gustatory and olfactory senses (ageusia and anosmia). These symptoms could […]

People with smell disorders may get relief with an experimental treatment

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March 31, 2023, 5:49 PM EDT By Erika Edwards and Kristen Dahlgren NBC News Is it ‘voodoo’ or does a procedure called a stellate ganglion block help patients with long Covid-related loss of smell or taste? An experimental procedure that involves injecting an anesthetic into a bundle of nerves in the neck is being studied as a possible […]

Can COVID-19 Lead to Narcolepsy?

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Aug 28, 2022: Olga Askinazi, PhD, Edited By Roman Gokhman. Medically Reviewed By Nick Villalobos, MD Health Line Narcolepsy is a condition that causes you to feel overly drowsy when you’re awake. It also can result in sudden sleep attacks (loss of consciousness) during the day and fragmented sleep at night. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder: […]

COVID Tongue: How a Swollen Tongue Could Indicate COVID-19

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Should you be examining your tongue? Here’s how to tell if it’s COVID tongue and how to treat it. By  Korin Miller September 22, 2023; Medically reviewed by  Michael Menna, DO HEALTH You may have heard of COVID-19 causing loss of taste and smell, COVID toes, and unusual skin rashes, but did you know COVID can affect […]

Coronavirus and the Nervous System

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What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19? National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Coronaviruses are common causes of usually mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses like the common cold, with symptoms that may include runny nose, fever, sore throat, cough, or a general feeling of being ill. However, a new coronavirus called Severe Acute Respiratory […]

How COVID-19 causes neurological damage

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Authors: Date:nnNovember 14, 2022 University of Basel Summary:It’s not uncommon for people to lose their sense of taste and smell due to a COVID-19 infection. In others, the disease has had an even stronger impact on the nervous system, with effects ranging from lasting concentration problems to strokes. Now, researchers have reported new insights into […]

Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines

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Authors: Tatsuhiko Okayasu, Ryuichi Ohta, Fumiko Yamane, Satoshi Abe, Chiaki Sano  September 15, 2022 (see history) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29212 Cite this article as: Okayasu T, Ohta R, Yamane F, et al. (September 15, 2022) Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines. Cureus 14(9): e29212. doi:10.7759/cureus.29212 Abstract Mononeuritis multiplex is a rare form of cerebral nerve palsy […]

Impact of Systemic Diseases on Olfactory Function in COVID-19 Infected Patients

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Authors: Ayat A Awwad,1 Osama MM Abd Elhay,2 Moustafa M Rabie,3 Eman A Awad,4 Fatma M Kotb,4 Hend M Maghraby,4 Rmadan H Eldamarawy,4 Yahia MA Dawood,1 Mostafa IEI Balat,1 Ahmed IM Hasan,5 Ahmed H Elsheshiny,6 Said SMM El Sayed,2 Albayoumi AB Fouda,2 Ahmad MF Alkot2 DovPress November 7, 2022 1Otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; 3Public Health […]

What Is COVID Tongue, and What Does It Mean?

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Authors: Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Thottacherry, MD — By S. Behring — Updated on January 20, 2022 HealthLine In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic in response to the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Since then, more than 50 million casesTrusted Source occurred in the United States alone. Medical professionals gathered data to determine the symptoms of COVID-19. The early […]

How COVID-19 causes neurological damage found

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Particularly in the group with the most serious neurological symptoms, the researchers identified a link with an excessive immune response. Authors: PTI 15th November 2022 The Indian Express COVID-19 may cause damage to the nervous system, even though it does not affect nerve cells, according to a small study. While it was not uncommon for […]