Cyrano Therapeutics

Prevalence of
smell loss before
COVID-19

An analysis of 1000 patients with smell loss found that:

Sinonasal disease (30%), viral upper respiratory infection (25%), and head trauma (12%) were the most common causes of smell loss.2
Sinonasal Disease
0 %
Viral Upper Respiratory Infection
0 %
Head Trauma
0 %

Before the spread of COVID-19 in the US, there were:

15.8 million patients with
chronic smell loss1

smell loss treatment

A significant loss of smell prevents people from detecting flavor in food,
which correlates to a
perceived loss of taste.

Hypsomia Market

References: 1. National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (2011-12), http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/nhanes2011-2012/CSQ_G.htm 2. Keller A, Malaspina D. Hidden consequences of olfactory dysfunction: a patient report series. BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord. 2013;13(1):8. Published 2013 Jul 23. doi:10.1186/1472-6815-13-8