Some coronavirus survivors still haven't regained smell and taste, concerning and confusing experts

Most people who develop coronavirus-induced anosmia regain their sense of smell and taste soon after recovery. But for some, the loss persists, leaving some experts concerned the pandemic may leave huge numbers of people with a permanent loss of smell and taste.

Katherin Hansen used to be able to recreate a restaurant recipe just from tasting a dish before contracting COVID-19. Source: The New York Times

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Published 4 January 2021 11:08am

Presented by Yang J. Joo

Source: The New York Times, SBS

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A diminished sense of smell, called anosmia, has emerged as one of the telltale symptoms of COVID-19. It is the first symptom for some patients, and sometimes the only one.

Often accompanied by an inability to taste, anosmia occurs abruptly and dramatically in these patients, almost as if a switch had been flipped.

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Some coronavirus survivors still haven't regained smell and taste, concerning and confusing experts

Most people who develop coronavirus-induced anosmia regain their sense of smell and taste soon after recovery. But for some, the loss persists, leaving some experts concerned the pandemic may leave huge numbers of people with a permanent loss of smell and taste.

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