How to get your taste back after having Covid - 'Smell training' proves effective in study
When the pandemic first hit, everyone was focusing on the symptoms of a new, continuous cough and fever. But a few months into the unprecedented global event, in May 2020, the UK officially added loss of smell and taste to the list of registered symptoms as it became increasingly clear this was a sure-tell sign of the virus. While most cases of Covid remain mild and patients recover on their own, some people continue suffering the symptoms long after contracting the virus, something which has grown to be named ‘long Covid’.
Estimates made by the ZOE Covid tracker app suggest around 12 percent of UK Covid patients suffer symptoms for longer than 30 days.
In total one in 200 have reported the effects of the virus lasting for more than 90 days.
Losing your sense of smell is one symptom known to linger, and around one in five people continued to notice a reduced sense eight weeks after catching Covid.
While it may seem harmless, not being able to taste actually takes a lot away from life and can be very frustrating for people suffering long Covid.
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