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Journal of Rhinology, 3(29), p. 127-133, 2022

DOI: 10.18787/jr.2022.00407

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Practical Review of Olfactory Training and COVID-19

Journal article published in 2022 by Se Hwan Hwang ORCID, Ji-Sun Kim ORCID, Bo Yoon Choi ORCID, Jin Kook Kim ORCID, Byung Guk Kim ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Olfactory disorders one of the most frequent distinctive symptoms of COVID-19 infection. COVID-19-induced olfactory disorder can be classified as post-infectious olfactory dysfunction (PIOD). The effect of drugs on olfactory disorder following upper respiratory infection, including PIOD, has not been clearly established, which adds to the difficulty with treating the disorder. However, the effect of olfactory training on PIOD has been confirmed by numerous studies. As such, olfactory training is gaining attention, and has taken on greater importance, as the sole treatment for COVID-19–induced olfactory disorder in this pandemic age. This review describes the effect of olfactory training for COVID-19–induced olfactory disorder by analyzing the relevant literature.