Zara Patel

Patients who suffer from decreased or total loss of smell, called â€˜hyposmiaâ€™ or â€˜anosmiaâ€™ are deeply affected by this problem, compared to the other special senses, for example, loss of vision or hearing, the loss of smell is often thought of as relatively inconsequential, but this is far from the truth.

If people realize they are not able to smell or taste as well as they used to, they should seek care from an otolaryngologist as soon as possible, because the longer the amount of time that passes before they are able to start treatment, the less chance they have for recovery.

This can (and often does) lead to deep depression and a drastic r... by Zara Patel

This can (and often does) lead to deep depression and a drastic reduction in quality of life.

I saw this as a potential opportunity to (look for) any association between rate of vaccination and rate of (olfactory) loss, and see if there's a way to eventually use this information.