July 20, 2020
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health physician, spoke with journalist Terry DeMio about a correlation between the loss of smell and taste and depression in COVID-19 patients.
July 17, 2020
Depressed mood or anxiety exhibited in Covid-19 patients may possibly be a sign the virus affects the central nervous system, according to a new study lead by a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researcher.
July 12, 2021
Katie Phillips, MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in UC College of Medicine, spoke to the online publication, Health, about the practice of inserting garlic into the nostrils to clear sinus congestion.
February 11, 2021
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, is quoted in the online nutrition publication, Eat This, Not That, about the signs an individual is likely to be infected with COVID-19. Among various symptoms is the loss of a sense of smell. Dr. Sedaghat authored a study of COVID-19 patients which reported at least 61 percent experienced a loss or reduced sense of smell.
September 15, 2020
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health physician, discusses seasonal allergies with local TV stations Fox 19 and WCPO.
August 21, 2020
Ahmad Sedaghat, director of rhinology, allergy and anterior skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati, discusses COVID-19 attack on the central nervous system with NPR affiliate in Cincinnati WVXU. Sedaghat, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine, sees patients at UC Health where he specializes in diseases of the nose and sinuses.
June 19, 2021
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, director of the University of Cincinnati Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery, tells WKEF-TV in Dayton why it is taking months for some COVID-19 patients to regain their sense of smell.
June 11, 2021
Ravi Samy, MD, professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and chief of the UC Division of Otology/Neurotology, spoke with Ivanhoe Broadcasting for a segment about a new implant designed to help hearing impaired patients.
December 10, 2021
Parosmia is a post-COVID-19 condition that can make once-pleasant foods and scents smell and taste disgusting, in some instances like sewage, garbage or smoke. The condition is being reported in increasing numbers. HuffPost published a story on parosmia, citing the case of a 20-year-old woman who has posted several TikTok videos on her experiences with the condition. One of the experts cited in the article is Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor and director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in the UC College of Medicine.
April 15, 2021
Rebecca Howell, MD, of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the UC College of Medicine, was interviewed by WXIX-TV, Fox19 about World Voice Day coming up on Friday, April 16.