Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Olfactory dysfunction is common after SARS-CoV-2 infection and has been associated with cognitive loss in other conditions. Formal testing is needed to characterize the presence, severity, and patterns of olfactory dysfunction.

Objective

To characterize long-term olfactory dysfunction after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study included adults enrolled in the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER)-Adult study. All those with and a random sample of those without self-reported change or loss in smell or taste were offered olfactory testing, performed at 83 sites in 35 US states and territories. Participants included 2956 enrollees with prior infection (1393 with and 1563 without self-reported change or

SUBMITTER: Horwitz LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12464792 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature