Well, this is all rather worrying. (TBH, I always found it a bit weird at the time, how loss of smell/taste was presented in the media as a "mild" symptom. It's literally something neurological going awry. If you heard voices, you'd shit yourself.)Well, this is all rather worrying. (TBH, I always found it a bit weird at the time, how loss of smell/taste was presented in the media as a "mild" symptom. It's literally something neurological going awry. If you heard voices, you'd shit yourself.)
COVID-19 patients who experienced loss of smell showed long-term brain changes, including structural thinning, decreased white matter integrity, and altered decision-making behavior, suggesting potential neurological consequences even after recovery.
Not that it wasn't already a bit scary... a good friend (mid-50s, active and outdoorsy, non-smoker) recently had a defib and pacemaker fitted, because of heart issues caused by a fairly mild case of Covid. Not that it wasn't already a bit scary... a good friend (mid-50s, active and outdoorsy, non-smoker) recently had a defib and pacemaker fitted, because of heart issues caused by a fairly mild case of Covid.
I lost my smell and taste in April 2019, so almost certainly not covid, fortunately. It was coming back when I got covid (mildly, as far as I am aware) and I lost it all again, but it has returned to some degree - I still can't taste toothpaste, amongst a number of other things.
My first reaction on hearing about anosmia early in 2020 was “this could be our polio” and nothing I have seen since has changed my mind.