Patients have sense of smell restored thanks to surgery to treat long covid

Experts at UCLH used a technique for correcting blocked nasal passages on patients who have suffered a profound loss of smell after covid infection

Penelope Newman, who underwent surgery to restore her sense of smell because of long Covid (PA)

People in the UK who lost their sense of smell, and accompanying taste, because of long covid, have had it restored thanks to nasal surgery.

Experts at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) used a technique for correcting blocked nasal passages on patients who have suffered a profound loss of smell after covid infection.