Anosmia (loss of smell)
Has COVID Stolen Your Sense of Smell?
One of the most distinctive symptoms of a COVID infection is loss of the sense of smell. A new study of nearly 30,000 American adults has found that about 60 percent of those who had COVID lost their …
Medical Jargon Baffles, Demeans and Damages Pati…
I hate jargon. I especially hate medical jargon. It creates a barrier between patients and health care professionals. An article in JAMA Network Open (Nov. 30, 2022) is titled "Accuracy in Patient Und…
COVID-19 Has Neurological Effects in Most Patien…
COVID-19 is known as a respiratory infection. Although the coronavirus certainly affects the lungs, however, it can also cause neurological effects. What Do We Know About the Neurological Effects of C…
Can COVID-19 Symptoms Last for Weeks?
After a recovery, how long do COVID-19 symptoms last? Although we are now about ten months into this pandemic, we simply don't have enough information to answer that question definitively. Researchers…
Did MSM Help Reader Regain the Sense of Smell?
The sense of smell has been getting unaccustomed attention lately, thanks to COVID-19. Numerous reports show that losing the ability to smell can be an early symptom of infection with the novel corona…
Reader Regains Sense of Smell Lost to Flonase
We have five senses, and the loss of any one of them can be profoundly disturbing. If you have ever had one ear blocked so that you can't hear out of it, you will have experienced this. While visual i…
Osteoporosis Drug Zapped Sense of Smell
Q. I took Miacalcin a few years ago, and ever since then my sense of smell has disappeared. That's dangerous, since I can't smell smoke or natural gas. It is also sad that I can't smell bread baking o…
Zicam Action Ushers in New Day at FDA
We first heard about ZIcam on October 9, 2000. That's when the a PR firm touted a study in the ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) Journal showing that a zinc nasal gel shortened the duration of the common c…
Zicam Zapped her Sense of Smell
Q. A friend of mine took Zicam for a cold last fall and the next day woke to find she had completely lost her sense of smell. It has not returned.Her sense of taste was also compromised and she has to…
Beware Zicam Nasal Products!
After years of controversy, the FDA has finally warned the American public to immediately stop using the following products:• Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel• Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs• Zicam Co…
Zicam Nasal Cold Remedies Called Out
A popular over-the-counter cold remedy is now on the FDA's shady list. Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size, are for use in the nose to all…
Cold Remedy Wiped Out Sense of Smell
Q. I just read a question about Zicam Cold Remedy. Here is another instance of loss of sense of smell from this zinc nasal gel. My sister took it recently and immediately lost her sense of smell. Her …