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    For those here who had covid, did you lose your sense of smell?

    I saw this short snippet about someone who lost their sense of smell when they had covid. I was reading the comments and was surprised that a lot of others did too and it didn't come back yet. So, did you lose your sense of taste or smell and how long was it before it came back. Or did you have any other strange symptoms happen.

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    I didn't lose my sense of smell, but my taste was really off. My poor husband! He was doing all the cooking cuz I was knocked off my feet from it, and I thought he had lost his ability to cook! I didn't say anything for a day or so, but then it dawned on me—it wasn't him, it was me!!

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    And it came back in about a week.

    The loss of strength, however, took about 2 months to regain.

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    I lost taste and smell and thought it had come back... but gradually came to realize it only partially came back... can't smell bathroom odors (including farts), bad breath, taste or smell garlic or onion... I cook things I really like and they taste blah, not at all how I remember them tasting so I find myself adding salt so I can taste something... (I use the pink Himalayan salt for the minerals)

    I read that zinc is supposed to help restore taste and smell and I've been taking zinc all along... then Rog found a video last week about fixing/healing long term covid issues... I wasn't taking enough zinc. I was just taking one 30mg capsule a day. The video said to take 100-200 mg/day, so I upped my dose to 6 caps/day and I believe it's working, just after about a week.

    There's also a long term covid symptom that makes ordinary things smell completely rotten. My niece has had this going on. Not sure how she's doing now. I've read that zinc is supposed to fix that, too.

    This is the video.


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    A.J. I am sorry for you. I hope you get back to "normal" soon. It's no fun cooking without taste and smell

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    I am posting parts of a article about this issue. I am in a hurry, so this is a Google Translate version. I thought this is a interesting way to gain back smelling and tasting

    Smell training after COVID-19 accelerates the recovery of the failed sense of smell
    Berlin – The loss of the sense of smell in the case of a SARS-CoV2 infection is not uncommon, but in most cases it recovers and this can also be accelerated by exercises with a few scents.

    "Almost ten percent of COVID-19 infections can make themselves felt in this way"
    Overall, about 50 to 60 percent of all corona patients are affected. The observation that 80 to 95 percent of them can smell like before after a few weeks or two months at the latest is reassuring for this proportion of COVID-19 patients.

    For the others, who make up about two and a half to eight percent of COVID patients, the olfactory failure lasts longer. From other illnesses it is concluded that in around two thirds of the few who cannot smell again for a long time, the sense of smell regenerates after months or even years, but in one third not.

    According to Hummel, it is not yet understood in detail how the acquired damage caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus comes about. However, the fact that most people's olfactory function recovers relatively quickly within weeks speaks against real nerve damage.

    It is assumed that the viruses attach themselves to the cells of the olfactory epithelium and damage them. Even if these sensory cells die as a result of the damage, they can regenerate with the help of the basal cells.

    "But regrowth takes time," is the scent specialist's appeal to the patients' patience. From the olfactory epithelium of the nose, the cell extensions have to cover a certain distance to reach their connection in the brain.
    Smelling can be practiced again

    "However, this recovery can be accelerated," explained Hummel. The well-established smell training can double to triple the speed of recovery. All you have to do is train your sense of smell regularly with four different fragrances.

    Established here are strong odors that should address as many different classes of olfactory receptors as possible. Hummel named the scents "rose", "lemon", "eucalyptus" and "clove".

    More than 400 are known, but these four are enough, because otherwise the practice times would end up being too long and then possibly not kept. The ENT doctor emphasized the importance of regular smelling for a sufficiently long period of time: patients should practice half a minute with each scent every morning and every evening.
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    My daughter had no other symptoms except loss of smell, but it came back. A friend who had COVID pre vaccine, had a version where things smelled "wrong" she has tried the smell training, but it didn't help. I'm not sure if it's still that way or not, she hasn't talked about it for awhile. My sense of smell disappeared over 20 years ago and hasn't come back.... no, wait! That had nothing to do with COVID! still sucks though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by A.J. View Post
    I lost taste and smell and thought it had come back... but gradually came to realize it only partially came back... can't smell bathroom odors (including farts), bad breath, taste or smell garlic or onion... I cook things I really like and they taste blah, not at all how I remember them tasting so I find myself adding salt so I can taste something... (I use the pink Himalayan salt for the minerals)

    I read that zinc is supposed to help restore taste and smell and I've been taking zinc all along... then Rog found a video last week about fixing/healing long term covid issues... I wasn't taking enough zinc. I was just taking one 30mg capsule a day. The video said to take 100-200 mg/day, so I upped my dose to 6 caps/day and I believe it's working, just after about a week.

    There's also a long term covid symptom that makes ordinary things smell completely rotten. My niece has had this going on. Not sure how she's doing now. I've read that zinc is supposed to fix that, too.

    This is the video.

    It's interesting that Zinc is the fix, when I belive Zinc caused the problem for me in the first place. Zicam Zinc Nasal Sprays May Damage Sense of Smell, FDA Says - ABC News

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    Quote Originally Posted by Susan View Post
    My daughter had no other symptoms except loss of smell, but it came back. A friend who had COVID pre vaccine, had a version where things smelled "wrong" she has tried the smell training, but it didn't help. I'm not sure if it's still that way or not, she hasn't talked about it for awhile. My sense of smell disappeared over 20 years ago and hasn't come back.... no, wait! That had nothing to do with COVID! still sucks though!
    Dr Berg has another video about other conditions, besides covid, that cause loss of smell. Zinc is still the remedy/treatment. Worth a try? The only thing is, that larger doses of zinc can bother your stomach. I'm taking mine with meals and so far, so good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tschau View Post
    A.J. I am sorry for you. I hope you get back to "normal" soon. It's no fun cooking without taste and smell
    Thanks.

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