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Suneeta Sunny

Minimally Invasive, 10-Minute Procedure Could Restore Sense Of Smell In Long COVID Patients

Around 60% of COVID-19 patients experience parosmia, a condition characterized by a distorted sense of smell. (Credit: pixabay/ PublicDomainPictures)

Patients with long COVID who experience loss of smell could benefit from a minimally invasive surgical procedure that involves an anesthetic shot deep inside the neck, a new study has found.

According to the study, which will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, using an image-guided minimally invasive procedure that takes less than 10 minutes, patients could alleviate symptoms of parosmia, a condition characterized by a distorted sense of smell.

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