Scientific research can be daunting to read but keeping informed is an important way to stay connected to the AbScent community. We will periodically update this area with new and ongoing research projects. Most of the scientific papers listed below are summarized in abstracts which often times present the research in layman's terms.
COVID-19
Lucidi D, Molinari G, Silvestri M, Patient-reported olfactory recovery after SARS-CoV-2 infection: A 6-month follow-up study, Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Feb 4. doi: 10.1002/alr.22775. Online ahead of print.
Liu DT, Pellegrino R, Sabha M, Aytug A, Damm M, Poletti SC, Croy I, Hohner A, Oleszkiewicz A, Mandy C, Hummel T. Factors associated with relevant olfactory recovery after olfactory training: a retrospective study including 601 participants. Rhinology, 01 Feb 2021, 59(1):91-97
Boscolo-Rizzo P, Menegaldo A, Fabbris C, et al, High prevalence of long-term psychophysical olfactory dysfunction in patients with COVID-19, preprint doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.07.21249406
Borsetto D, Hopkins C, Philips V, Obholzer R, TirelliG, Polesel J, Boscolo-Rizzo P, Self-reported alteration of sense of smell or taste in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis on 3563 patients, Rhinology. 2020 Oct 1;58(5):430-436.
Boscolo-Rizzo P, Polesel J, Spinato G, Menegaldo A, Fabbris C, Calvanese L, Borsetto D, Hopkins C, Predominance of an altered sense of smell or taste among long-lasting symptoms in patients with mildly symptomatic COVID-19, Rhinology. 2020 Oct 1;58(5):524-525.
Saussez S, Lechien JR , Hopkins C, Anosmia: an evolution of our understanding of its importance in COVID-19 and what questions remain to be answered, Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Sep 9 : 1–5.
Lechien J R, Chiesa-Estomba C M, Place S, et al, Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 1420 European patients with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019, J Intern Med. 2020 Sep;288(3):335-344.
Hopkins C, Alanin M, Philpott C, Harries P, Whitcroft K, Qureishi A, Anari S, Ramakrishnan Y, Sama A, Davies E, Stew B, Gane S, Carrie S, Hathorn I, Bhalla R, Kelly C, Hill N, Boak D, Kumar B N, Management of new onset loss of sense of smell during the COVID‐19 pandemic ‐ BRS Consensus Guidelines, Clinical Otaolaryngology, August 27, 2020
Radulesco T, Lechien J R, Saussez S, Hopkins C, Michel J, Safety and Impact of Nasal Lavages During Viral Infections Such as SARS-CoV-2, Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Aug 27: 0145561320950491.
Boscolo-Rizzo P, Borsetto D, Fabbris C, et al, Evolution of Altered Sense of Smell or Taste in Patients With Mildly Symptomatic COVID-19, JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jul 2;146(8):729-732.
Galougahi M K, MD, Ghorbani J, MD, Bakhshayeshkaram M, MD, Naeini A S, MD, Haseli, S, Olfactory Bulb Magnetic Resonance Imaging in SARS-CoV-2-Induced Anosmia: The First Report, Journal of Academic Radiology, April 13, 2020
Smell Training
Mori E, Merkonidis C, Cuevas M, Gudziol V, Matsuwaki Y, Hummel T. The administration of nasal drops in the "Kaiteki" position allows for delivery of the drug to the olfactory cleft: a pilot study in healthy subjects. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr;273(4):939-43. doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3701-y. Epub 2015 Jul 4.
Olfactory Function and Well-being