Published Jul 11, 2022



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Dr.Mushtaq Neamah Abdulsayed*

Majeed Mohan Thajeel Alhamami

Dr.Olfet Jabbar Makki

Faisal Jihad Dubai

Zahraa Majid Mohan

Rasul Mushtaq Ismail

Hussein Mortada Abdel Sahib

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Objective: To study the point prevalence of Loss of senses of taste and smell COVID patients, among patients from Al- Nasiriya city, Iraq. Method: Cross-sectional survey study. The study population includes all patients who were infected by COVID-19 in Al- Nasiriya city While the exclusion criteria are those who refused to participate and the duration of the study was extended from 14th of January 2022 to 27th of April 2022. Result: 427 from Al-Nasiriya city was included in our cohort out of which 298 people were infected with COVID-19. 163 had lost both senses (84%), 36 (65.5), lost the sense of smell and 25 (83.3%) have lost the sense of taste, and the remaining number of them are 74 (53.6%), they have not lost their senses. 3 (5.5%) have lost their sense of smell, and the remaining 24 (17.4%) have not lost their senses. In addition, there are 91 people who are not sure that they have the disease, 30 (15.5%) have lost both senses and 16 (29.1).%) have lost their sense of smell, 5 (16.7%) have lost their sense of taste, and the remaining 40 (29%) have not lost their senses. Conclusion: Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients are more prevalent and takes longer to recover with decreasing age. Symptoms are seen more in females than in males. Smell and taste dysfunction lasts longer in patients without symptoms of shortness of breath or fever. And are more prevalent in patients with symptoms of cough, nasal obstruction, and headache. Most patients who received early medical interventions recovered their sense earlier.

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