Objective assessment of long-term impact of COVID-19 on multiple sensory functions
COVID-19 impacts sensory systems broadly and differently, both peripherally and centrally, driven in part by aging, initial disease severity, and underlying post-COVID cognitive dysfunctions. Subjective symptoms may not always be corroborated by measured deficits.
Authors
- Ahmad Sharief Odeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2333-083X)
- Megan J. Kobel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-8520)
- Aaron C. Moberly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-6916)
- Lai Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-3828)
- Junichi Tajino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-649X)
- Christopher T. Simons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4231-8290)
- Songzhu Zhao
- Daniel M. Merfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7212-337X)
- Veronica L. Formanek
- Lauren Gastineau
- Nidhi Jha
- Christina Smith
- Kai Zhao
- Jessica H. Lewis
- Shivani Patel
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04726-x
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00