DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i02.018

Pages: 245-247

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of anosmia in COVID-19 patients. We also focused on the day of onset of anosmia and the time of recovery from it. In addition, we examined the impact of smoking on the clinical progression of anosmia. One hundred patients participated in the study, with the mean age being 34 years. Regarding gender, 55% of the patients were female, while 45% were male (45%). Furthermore, 64% of the patients were smokers, while 36% were non-smokers. The prevalence of anosmia among the sample was 77%, and the mean of the initial day of anosmia was three days (according to the day of the PCR test). Moreover, the mean of the recovery period in terms of weeks was two weeks, and 76 patients who had anosmia recovered in three months.