Some coronavirus patients haven't gotten their senses of smell or taste back yet

Post by bennyelv » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 9:09 AM UTC

perl4ever wrote: post #50

H8crilA wrote: post #37

Losing your sense of smell, while painful, is nothing compared to what other things can happen to the surviors. 50% of ICU patients have clotting problems. In fact it's so common that all covid patients are now put on anti-clotting medication, immediately, no questions asked. Would you mind losing your leg (getting that clot stuck in lower limbs)? Or getting a stroke (getting that clot in your brain), and losing a si…

I think in high school someone was trying to scare us into not driving drunk or recklessly, and imprinted on me that while you may see in the newspaper someone is no longer in "critical" condition, and be like "oh, good they're fine now" they may have devastating life long effects. No matter what kind of illness or injury, you don't see how bad and permanent it often is unless you are personally involved or close to…

Post by dijit » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 9:22 AM UTC

philliphaydon wrote: post #71

bashinator wrote: post #9

I lost my sense of taste a few years ago, from a combination of extreme stress and the flu. Lasted about a week, and it was utterly terrifying. I first noticed it when I tried to eat, iirc scrambled eggs, and couldn't stop gagging on the texture. Once I figured out what was going on, it took a couple days to figure out what I could eat without retching. I ended up being entirely vegetarian - meat without taste is a h…

About 5 years ago I got a cold or flu while travelling. I flew home (3 hour flight) when my head was at its worst, eyes wouldn't stop watering, blocked up nose, sore throat. When we came into land my left ear didn't pop and I went completely deaf in my left ear. I was so freaked out by it. If I snapped my fingers next to my left ear I couldn't hear it at all. Doctor told me to not worry, it will come back, asked me t…

Post by csunbird » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 9:35 AM UTC

ceedan wrote: post #52

bashinator wrote: post #9

I lost my sense of taste a few years ago, from a combination of extreme stress and the flu. Lasted about a week, and it was utterly terrifying. I first noticed it when I tried to eat, iirc scrambled eggs, and couldn't stop gagging on the texture. Once I figured out what was going on, it took a couple days to figure out what I could eat without retching. I ended up being entirely vegetarian - meat without taste is a h…

Years ago, I also lost my sense of taste for a few days (toothpaste burned my tongue)... I would also describe it as terrifying and immediately depressing. The next day I had pizza and cake with tons of frosting, but everything tasted like soap. I was really concerned that the damage to my taste was permanent. I was in disbelief for a few days. As I ate my regular meals, I just reminded myself that they were things I…

Post by PeterisP » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 9:57 AM UTC

abiogenesis wrote: post #61

arcticbull wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

50% of ICU patients isn't even close to 50% of infected though, so it's important to keep that in mind.

Did 50% of infected lose their sense of smell or taste?

Post by kokey » Tue, Jun 02, 2020, 10:16 AM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #26

bashinator wrote: post #9

I lost my sense of taste a few years ago, from a combination of extreme stress and the flu. Lasted about a week, and it was utterly terrifying. I first noticed it when I tried to eat, iirc scrambled eggs, and couldn't stop gagging on the texture. Once I figured out what was going on, it took a couple days to figure out what I could eat without retching. I ended up being entirely vegetarian - meat without taste is a h…

Curious, my partner is also extremely texture-sensitive and has not been able to stand eating eggs or meat for as long as they can remember, but can definitely sense smell and taste. I wonder if there's some interesting connection there.