Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account

I contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and suffered not only from sudden anosmia, but also from a strange stinging and burning sensation inside my nose with some pain complicated by desensitization to spicy foods and fizziness of carbonated drinks. As a possible mechanism involving these s...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:791484d0646347fcb3fbfa40084a9b8a2021-11-17T14:22:00ZAnosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account2377-248410.1080/23772484.2021.2002696https://doaj.org/article/791484d0646347fcb3fbfa40084a9b8a2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23772484.2021.2002696https://doaj.org/toc/2377-2484I contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and suffered not only from sudden anosmia, but also from a strange stinging and burning sensation inside my nose with some pain complicated by desensitization to spicy foods and fizziness of carbonated drinks. As a possible mechanism involving these symptoms, I theorize that not only is the olfactory epithelium within the olfactory nerve damaged, but the trigeminal nerve might also be affected, leading to olfactory dysfunction and strange nasal sensations.Hideaki MotekiTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecovid-19olfactory dysfunctiontrigeminal nerveanosmiahyposmiaOtorhinolaryngologyRF1-547SurgeryRD1-811ENActa Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 88-90 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic covid-19
olfactory dysfunction
trigeminal nerve
anosmia
hyposmia
Otorhinolaryngology
RF1-547
Surgery
RD1-811
spellingShingle covid-19
olfactory dysfunction
trigeminal nerve
anosmia
hyposmia
Otorhinolaryngology
RF1-547
Surgery
RD1-811
Hideaki Moteki
Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account
description I contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and suffered not only from sudden anosmia, but also from a strange stinging and burning sensation inside my nose with some pain complicated by desensitization to spicy foods and fizziness of carbonated drinks. As a possible mechanism involving these symptoms, I theorize that not only is the olfactory epithelium within the olfactory nerve damaged, but the trigeminal nerve might also be affected, leading to olfactory dysfunction and strange nasal sensations.
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author Hideaki Moteki
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title Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account
title_short Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account
title_full Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account
title_fullStr Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account
title_full_unstemmed Anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and COVID-19: A personal account
title_sort anosmia, trigeminal nerve dysfunction, and covid-19: a personal account
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2021
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