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. 2024 Jan 1;150(1):79-81.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3603.

Olfactory and Gustatory Function 3 Years After Mild COVID-19-A Cohort Psychophysical Study

Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo  1 , Thomas Hummel  2 , Giacomo Spinato  3 , Luigi Angelo Vaira  4 , Anna Menini  5 , Claire Hopkins  6 , Giancarlo Tirelli  1
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Olfactory and Gustatory Function 3 Years After Mild COVID-19-A Cohort Psychophysical Study

Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .
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Plain language summary

This case-control study estimates the 3-year prevalence of measured olfactory dysfunction and gustatory dysfunction associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Hummel reported nonfinancial support from Burghart, Holm, Germany; personal fees from Primavera, Kempten, Germany; and grants from Smell and Taste Lab, Geneva, Switzerland, during the conduct of the study; grants from Takasago, Paris, France; nonfinancial support from aspUraclip, Berlin, Germany; personal fees from Baia Foods, Madrid, Spain; personal fees from Frequency Therapeutics; and nonfinancial support from Bayer, Berlin, Germany outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Prevalence of Psychophysically Assessed Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction in Cases and Controls
A. Prevalence of olfactory dysfunction according to threshold discrimination identification score. B. Prevalence of gustatory dysfunction based on taste strips score lower than 9. Error bars indicate 95% CIs. TDI indicates threshold discrimination identification; TSS, Taste Strips Score.
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