Taste and Smell Impairment in COVID-19: An AAO-HNS Anosmia Reporting Tool-Based Comparative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the taste and smell impairment in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive subjects and compare the findings with COVID-19-negative subjects using the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Anosmia Reporting Tool.

Setting

Tertiary referral center/COVID-19 pandemic hospital.

Study design

Comparative study.

Subjects and methods

After power analysis, 128 subjects were divided into 2 groups according to real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) COVID-19 testing results. Subjects were called via telephone, and the AAO-HNS Anosmia Reporting Tool was used to collect responses.

Results

The mean age of the study group was 38.63 ± 10.08 years. At the time of sampling, rhinorrhea was significantly high in the

SUBMITTER: Sayin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7284454 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature