Journal Reviews

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A new hope for post-COVID olfactory loss?

10 March 2023 | | Maxillofacial Surgery, Rhinology / Sinus, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Sniffin' Sticks, anosmia, calcium, chelating agent, hyposmia, olfaction, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2, sodium chloride, sodium gluconate

Does anyone remember COVID? It seems that what happened between 2019 and 2021 is all but forgotten about. Aside from it cropping up on news feeds occasionally and a few out-of-date automated phone messages that start off with ‘During the...

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Olfactory and gustatory recovery in coronavirus patients after six months

5 January 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus, COVID-19 | Ageusia, Anosmia, COVID-19, coronavirus, Olfaction Disorder, SARS-CoV-2, Smell, chemical taste test

It remains unclear for how long olfactory and gustatory losses persevere in patients with COVID-19. This is a prospective study of 300 patients who lost taste and smell within seven days of contracting COVID-19. The patients were objectively assessed with...

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Laryngeal evaluation during COVID-19 using transcervical ultrasonography

9 September 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, coronavirus, laryngeal evaluation, laryngeal ultrasound, vocal cord paralysis, vocal cord paresis

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors highlight their protocol of transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography as an alternative to flexible fibreoptic laryngoscopy when appropriate. This is to reduce the risk of aerosolisation posed by laryngoscopy. Ultrasonography is a rapid, non-invasive...