Subjective Mouthfeel and Temperature Alterations in COVID-19 Patients Six to Ten Months After Diagnosis

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 Neuroscience

Chemosensory Perception Pub Date : 2022-11-12 DOI:10.1007/s12078-022-09304-y

Jip M. van Elst, Sanne Boesveldt, Arjan Vissink, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar, Anna K. L. Reyners, Jacco J. de Haan

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Abstract

Introduction

The characteristics and impact of mouthfeel, temperature, smell, and taste alterations in patients with COVID-19 at a long term are yet not well known. In this study, these characteristics and their impact on daily life and quality of life (QoL) were assessed, six to ten months after infection, in patients with COVID-19 searching for peer support on Facebook.

Methods

Between December 2020 and January 2021, members of two COVID-19 Facebook groups were invited to complete a questionnaire. Participants were asked to report their perception of mouthfeel, temperature, smell, and taste alterations and their impact.

Results

The questionnaire was completed by 157/216 respondents (73%), with 92% being women. Alterations in mouthfeel, temperature, smell, and taste were reported by respectively 66, 40, 148, and 133 participants. The most frequently reported mouthfeel alterations were “a different feeling” and “dry mouth” in 38 and 30 participants, respectively. Preferences for food temperature were equally changed to “freezing”, “cool”, “room temperature”, “a bit warmer”, and “warmer”. An impact on daily life and QoL was reported by most patients with alterations in mouthfeel (91% and 79%), temperature (78% and 60%), smell (98% and 93%), and taste (93% and 88%), respectively.

Conclusions

Patients with COVID-19 searching for peer support on Facebook experienced, next to smell and taste alterations, mouthfeel and temperature disturbances, six to ten months after infection. These alterations have an impact on daily life and QoL.

Implications

Health professionals should, next to smell and taste alterations, be aware of mouthfeel and temperature alterations in patients with COVID-19.

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COVID-19患者诊断后6至10个月的主观口腔感觉和体温变化

【摘要】【导语】COVID-19患者长期的口感、体温、嗅觉和味觉改变的特点及其影响尚不清楚。在这项研究中，研究人员评估了感染后6至10个月在Facebook上寻求同伴支持的COVID-19患者的这些特征及其对日常生活和生活质量(QoL)的影响。方法在2020年12月至2021年1月期间，邀请两个COVID-19 Facebook小组的成员完成一份问卷。参与者被要求报告他们对口感、温度、气味和味道变化的感觉及其影响。结果问卷完成率为157/216人(73%)，其中女性92%。分别有66名、40名、148名和133名参与者报告了口感、温度、嗅觉和味觉的变化。在38名和30名参与者中，最常报告的口感变化分别是“不同的感觉”和“口干”。人们对食物温度的偏好也同样改变为“冷冻”、“凉爽”、“室温”、“稍微暖和一点”和“更暖和”。大多数患者分别报告了口腔感觉(91%和79%)、温度(78%和60%)、嗅觉(98%和93%)和味觉(93%和88%)的改变对日常生活和生活质量的影响。结论COVID-19患者在感染后6至10个月在Facebook上寻求同伴支持，其次是嗅觉和味觉改变，口感和体温紊乱。这些变化对日常生活和生活质量都有影响。除嗅觉和味觉变化外，卫生专业人员还应注意COVID-19患者的口感和体温变化。

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Chemosensory Perception 农林科学-神经科学

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2.50

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0.00%

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>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Coverage in Chemosensory Perception includes animal work with implications for human phenomena and explores the following areas: Identification of chemicals producing sensory response; Identification of sensory response associated with chemicals; Human in vivo response to chemical stimuli; Human in vitro response to chemical stimuli; Neuroimaging of chemosensory function; Neurological processing of chemoreception; Chemoreception mechanisms; Psychophysics of chemoperception; Trigeminal function; Multisensory perception; Contextual effect on chemoperception; Behavioral response to chemical stimuli; Physiological factors affecting and contributing to chemoperception; Flavor and hedonics; Memory and chemoperception.