New surgery restores smell for long Covid sufferers

Andrew Gregory

Doctors in London have successfully restored a sense of smell and taste in patients who lost it due to long Covid with pioneering surgery that expands their nasal airways to kickstart their recovery. Most patients diagnosed with Covid-19 recover fully. But the infectious disease can lead to serious longterm effects. About six in every 100 people who get Covid develop long Covid, with millions of people affected globally, according to the World Health Organization. Losing a sense of smell and taste are among more than 200 different symptoms reported by people with long Covid. Now surgeons at University College London hospitals NHS foundation trust have cured a dozen patients who suffered a profound loss of smell after a Covid infection. All had experienced the problem for more than two years…

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Guardian Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 14 March 2025

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