Applied Successful Treatment of Two Main Post-COVID-19 Symptoms: Anosmia and Ageusia: A Novel Approach

Patients recovering from COVID-19 occasionally reported anosmia (loss of smell) and ageusia (loss of taste). This paper aims to use medications to treat anosmia and ageusia in post-COVD-19 recovered patients. A total of 6391 recovered COVID-19 patients were invited to enroll in this study from all age groups, both genders and different health conditions (immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients). Clinical treatments of anosmia were done by application of Apisal nasal/eye drops (Amman Pharmaceutical Industries, Jordan), used 3 times a day to stimulate nasal epithelial lining cells. It can sensitize the nose then stimulate and induce smelling function. Responders were 2794 (43.72%) of patients who were cured and retained smelling (novel work). Next was application of Vicks inhaler nasal stick which consists of 125 mg menthol, 50 mg camphor and 10 mg Siberian pine needle oil used 3 times a day. Responders were 5884 (92.07%) within 5 days. A combination of Apisal and Vicks recorded 6186 (96.80%) cures. The rest, 205 non-responsive patients to above medications were prescribed Avamys (fluticasone furoate) 27.5 micrograms/spray, nasal spray suspension (GSK, UK), twice a day which gave 203 (99.02%) cures as this is a novel work. Clinical treatment of ageusia involved administration of A-Z vital caplets (Hansal, Germany), an excellent tonic (multivitamins and minerals) once a day for adults, while Pharmaton Kiddi syrup (Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany) was given to children. Hot spices included a mixture of equal volumes of black pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and coriander (doses were not determined but little mixture powder was applied inside the mouth) were advised beside tonics to stimulate taste pads so as to gain its function back to normal. 6382 (99.80%) patients got their taste back to normal within 5 days and this is also a novel work. After massive success of these medications, they were circulated all over Arab homeland as well as expat Arabs across the world.