Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell
โNormally, I wear perfume and like for things to smell nice. โYou havenโt completely lost your sense of smell but nor is it good.โHe sent her away with homework: six months of olfactory rehab. โThe sense of smell is a sense that is fundamentally forgotten," Galouye said. The Nice researchers are exploring whether olfactory complaints are linked to COVID-related cognitive difficulties, including problems with concentrating. โBut when you lose the sense of smell, you realize how truly lucky we are to be able to smell these things.โ___Follow APโs pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
Loss of smell, taste โreliableโ indicator of COVID-19 infection, study finds
A new study out of the U.K. finds that loss of smell or taste is a โhighly reliableโ indicator that someone has contracted COVID-19. But after contracting COVID-19, Fletcher experienced difficulty breathing, abdominal pain and lost his sense of smell and taste. According to Justin Turner, a doctor and medical director of Vanderbilt Universityโs Smell and Taste Center, about 50%-70% of patients with COVID-19 will lose part or all of their sense of smell and/or taste. Turner says for up to 25% of COVID-19 patients, the loss of smell and taste could be the first -- and sometimes only -- sign of infection. The loss of smell and taste can linger for months following a COVID-19 infection; itโs often the last symptom to resolve.
Loss of smell, taste โreliableโ indicator of COVID-19 infection, study finds
Loss of smell, taste โreliableโ indicator of COVID-19 infection, study findsPublished: October 10, 2020, 6:53 pmA new study out of the U.K. finds that loss of smell or taste is a โhighly reliableโ indicator that someone has contracted COVID-19.