Some coronavirus patients haven't gotten their senses of smell or taste back yet
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#2Well, that truly sucks. COVID-19 is going to cause long term problems for this generation. I'm glad I got over it without issue, but I have to wonder what's in store for my future.
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#3So much emphasis is placed on the fatality rate, but there’s a lot of middle ground between asymptomatic and dead.
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#4Interestingly, not exactly COVID-19 related, people that lose their sense of taste return to eating normally, but people that lose a sense of feel in their mouth never seem to fully recover their appetite.
I mean, not to say I want to lose my sense of taste, just that losing feel in your mouth seems probably worse.
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#5A friend of mine lost his sense of smell some years ago from the flu
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#6Taste is highly related to smell, and smell is related to congestion symptoms that are typical for respiratory diseases.
Taste and smell loss happens with cold and flu as well, since they are also respiratory diseases: [1]
> The exact mechanism behind post-viral anosmia [smell/taste loss] isn’t yet understood, but it is clear that the various viruses that cause the common cold, including flu, somehow damage and interfere with the olfactory epithelium
Let's not get carried away with the Covid fear hysteria. This is just an example of a risk that already existed that was never on society's collective radar.
Moreover, it's only been a few weeks or months. It's entirely likely that the taste/smell loss is temporary.
[1] https://www.fifthsense.org.uk/post-viral-olfactory-loss/
Re: Some coronavirus patients haven't gotten their senses of smell or taste back yet
#7Taste is highly related to smell, and smell is related to congestion symptoms that are typical for respiratory diseases. Taste and smell loss happens with cold and flu as well, since they are also respiratory diseases: [1] > The exact mechanism behind post-viral anosmia [smell/taste loss] isn’t yet understood, but it is clear that the various viruses that cause the common cold, including flu, somehow damage and inter…
Let's not get carried away with the Covid fear hysteria
You know that the olfactory nerve is a cranial nerve, it's actually part of the brain. Anything neurotropic should be cause for extreme caution.
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#8A friend of mine lost his sense of smell some years ago from the flu
Are there any published statistics on how common that is? I wonder what it inflames or irritates that can't come back after the body recovers from the virus.
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#9I 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 horrible experience, and only ate milk and eggs as ingredients.
Overall, 0/10, do not recommend unless you have to go vegan but don't have any willpower. When my sense of taste gradually returned, I practically cried I was so relieved.
Re: Some coronavirus patients haven't gotten their senses of smell or taste back yet
#10Taste is highly related to smell, and smell is related to congestion symptoms that are typical for respiratory diseases. Taste and smell loss happens with cold and flu as well, since they are also respiratory diseases: [1] > The exact mechanism behind post-viral anosmia [smell/taste loss] isn’t yet understood, but it is clear that the various viruses that cause the common cold, including flu, somehow damage and inter…
The article is literally talking about how loss of taste and smell can profoundly affect someone. It's the exact opposite of "fear hysteria." From the article:
> Out of 417 patients who suffered mild to moderate forms of Covid-19 in Europe, 88% and 86% reported taste and smell dysfunctions, respectively, according to a study published in April in the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.
> Most patients said they couldn’t taste or smell even after other symptoms were gone. Preliminary data showed at least a quarter of people regained their ability to taste and smell within two weeks of other symptoms dissipating. The study said long-term data are needed to assess how long this can last in people who didn’t report an improvement.
Right here it is saying that about 25% of patients recover their senses of taste and smell. That means that probably 75% do not. The article spends the entire rest of its word count on explaining the terrible effects this has on those people.
Can you explain to me how that would be considered "hysteria" given how contagious this disease is? That just seems utterly dismissive of these peoples' suffering to me.