ANOSMIA

This study tested whether a new training method using flavored chewing gum could help people recover lost or changed senses of smell and taste. Thirty adults who had experienced smell or taste problems for 3 months to 2 years tried either the gum training, traditional smell train…

This study looked at whether smell training helps patients recover their sense of smell and taste faster after surgery for non-cancerous skull base tumors. Researchers followed 41 patients who had this specific type of surgery. They tested if structured smell exercises after surg…

This study tested whether a stellate ganglion block—an ultrasound-guided injection of local anesthetic into a nerve bundle in the neck—could help people who lost or had changes to their sense of smell after COVID-19. The goal was to see if this procedure could improve smell and p…

This study tested whether a steroid nasal spray (budesonide) could help people regain their sense of smell after having COVID-19. It involved 120 adults who had lost their smell for at least 30 days after infection but had no other severe symptoms. The goal was to see if this com…