Yahoo

Loss of smell or taste was once a telltale sign of COVID. Not anymore.

Once a hallmark sign of many COVID-19 cases — sometimes more reliable than even flu-like symptoms at sniffing out people infected by the virus early in the pandemic — was the sudden loss of smell and ...
WTKR

Study confirms loss of smell and taste as a symptom of COVID-19

Back when COVID-19 testing was in its early stages, Kai Halsey-Mendez had to wait a week before he was officially diagnosed. He was diagnosed on April 1, but started experiencing symptoms of the ...
Yahoo

Loss of taste, smell resolves within 3 years of COVID-19 infection, study shows

While many patients who went through a bout of COVID-19 did complain of deadened senses of taste and smell, the new study finds that sense recovery does happen over time. Photo by Tim Douglas/Pexels ...
New York Post

Millions lack sense of smell or taste, years after COVID infection

For millions of people, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Roughly one in four people who were sick with COVID-19 during the early days of the pandemic have yet to regain their sense of smell or ...
Business Insider

Loss of taste or smell isn't a common COVID-19 symptom for Omicron infections, disease experts say

Loss of taste or smell, once a hallmark COVID-19, has become a relatively rare symptom. Less than 20% of people with COVID-19 in the UK are reporting loss of smell, new data suggests. Among vaccinated ...
Medical News Today

Loss of basic taste after COVID-19 more common than thought

Many people report a disruption in their ability to perceive the basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami after recovering from COVID-19. Experts have assumed that most of these ...
Forbes

Loss Of Smell Might Persist Even One Year After A Covid-19 Infection

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 22: Tap dancers dressed in nose shaped costumes perform during the Opera Australia 2018 Season Launch at Sydney Opera House on August 22, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo ...
NBC DFW

Genetics May Play Role in Loss of Taste and Smell After COVID-19

Could your genetics have something to do with whether you lose your taste or smell after a COVID-19 infection? A study just published in Nature Genetics suggests the answer is yes. Researchers say ...
NBC New York

Loss of Taste and Smell After COVID? Study Says There Might Be Genetic Risk Factor

Scientists may be one step closer to explaining one distinctive COVID-19 symptom. A recent study suggests a genetic risk factor is linked to loss of taste or smell. The journal of Nature Genetics ...
WRIC

New VCU Study suggests smell and taste loss no longer COVID-19 infection indicator

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) School of Medicine suggests smell and taste loss are no longer reliable indicators of a COVID-19 ...
Wane

Does omicron cause loss of smell or taste?

(NEXSTAR) – Losing your sense of taste or smell used to be the telltale sign that you weren’t sick with a cold or the flu – it was almost certainly COVID-19. It was also one of the symptoms found to ...