“We still don’t know how it works but this is a hope for some patients with long-term COVID symptoms and we’re here trying to help those who need to get their taste or smell back, and we are still working to see how it works and try to optimize the technique and approach in order to serve more patients,” said Dr. She said her senses are almost entirely back to normal. Henderson has had two more SGB injections since. “I would say I have maybe around 50% of my patients have quick and rapid response to this block and was able to at least restore some of their smell or taste function,” said Dr.
Some patients like Henderson, see results right away but for others, it can take several days or even weeks. He said the procedure is easy and very low risk.
Xu has treated a couple dozen patients with this treatment so far.