Covid-19: 5% of adults infected may develop long-term smell, taste problems — study

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Women less likely to recover their sense of smell and taste than men, research suggests

Change in the sense of smell and taste is common in patients with Covid-19, with more than 40 per cent of people on average reporting these symptoms globally. Photograph: Alan BetsonAbout 5 per cent of adults who have been infected with Covid-19 may develop long-lasting problems with their sense of smell or taste afterwards, according to new research.

Change in the sense of smell and taste is common in patients with Covid-19, with more than 40 per cent of people on average reporting these symptoms globally. At 30 days after initial infection, only 74 per cent of patients reported smell recovery and 79 per cent of patients reported taste recovery. Women were less likely to recover their sense of smell and taste than men, while patients with greater initial severity of smell loss and those with nasal congestion were less likely to recover their sense of smell.

 

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This is a common enough post viral symptom. It is not just associated with covid 19

If you ever saw me leave a nightclub in the 90s you would say I’ve always had a taste problem

Might protect me from the shite coming out of governments mouth so then. Need to have some filter.

I smell a load of Bollix

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