About the Clinic

Our experienced faculty evaluate and treat patients who have lost their sense of smell or taste due to instances like a head injury, exposure to hazardous materials, nerve damage or a viral infection such as COVID-19. The extensive evaluation process is about more than just a medical diagnosis – it's also about supporting patients and validating the underlying problem.

After a thorough examination, we recommend treatment when possible and discuss ways to compensate for a loss of taste and smell such as noting expiration dates on perishable foods, trying different spices and flavors, regularly changing smoke detector batteries and savoring the remaining healthy senses.

Research

To further understand these disorders and improve treatment options for patients, many of our faculty are actively involved in both clinical and laboratory research.

In the News

• Smell and taste loss less likely with newer covid19-variants
  May 11, 2022
• Lunch Break Science: COVID-19 and Smell Loss: When We Can No Longer Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
  March 12, 2021
• Smell or taste loss the first or only symptom of COVID-19 among nearly 40% of survey respondents 
  May 28, 2020
• Scents and Sense Ability
  Spring 2020
• VCU Researchers Seek COVID 19 Patients Who Suffered a Loss of Smell
  April 22, 2020