CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN THERAPY FOR REDUCED OLFACTORY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS AFTER COVID-19 INFECTION

Abstract

Hyposmia is a persistent decrease in the olfactory function, the quality of life of patients is sharply reduced. In some cases, this is a transient condition that ends with recovery, while in others it is a transitional stage on the way to anosmia (complete loss of smell). The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes similar symptoms in humans in a significant percentage of cases. On the basis of the department, 30 patients diagnosed with post-covid anosmia were under observation. The article discusses the main clinical manifestations and analyzes the role of olfactory training in the treatment of this pathology.