Chemosensory Dysfunction 3-Months After COVID-19, Medications and Factors Associated with Complete Recovery.

Objectives: To examine the longitudinal prevalence and recovery of olfactory, gustatory, and oral chemesthetic deficits in a sizable cohort of SARS-CoV-2 infected persons using quantitative testing. To determine whether demographic and clinical factors, mainly the medications used after the COVID-19 diagnosis, influence the test measures.

Methods: Prospective cohort in a hospital with primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care.