Stellate Ganglion Block to Resolve Long COVID Symptoms Including Smell/Taste Loss

UPDATE 6/18/25 : The stellate ganglion block does NOT work to treat COVID related smell and taste loss based on a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial that was published in June 2025. Original blog article still published below, but is no longer considered accurate! ORIGINAL Article : There has been a smattering of anecdotal research (with slightly more media coverage) that even a single stellate ganglion block (SGB) may resolve long COVID symptoms afflicting the cent…

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Smell Loss or Smell Distortions - Why and What Exactly Happens?

Animation goes over why and what exactly happens when the sense of smell changes, whether complete loss occurs (anosmia) versus phantom smells (phantosmia) or distorted smells (parosmia). Collective, these smell orders can be classified as types of dysosmia. The smell sense is due to about 400 different olfactory receptors. Quite a bit more than the 3 photoreceptors used in vision. A given smell perception is due to a specific combination of activated olfactory receptors just like how a par…

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