HealthDay Reports: Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
One symptom of COVID-19 is the loss of smell or taste, and doctors worry it might be permanent in a small number of people who experience it.
Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's become clear that many people with the infection lose their sense of smell and taste. And doctors are concerned that some will never get back to normal.
At this point, it's hard to know how common the symptom is. First, there were anecdotal reports of COVID-19 patients who had lost their ability to smell or taste, said Dr. Nicholas Rowan, an assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
And then, he said, studies started to confirm "there's a lot of truth to it."