Research suggests millions of people worldwide are experiencing long-term loss of smell and taste after having COVID-19.
, and at least 12 million cases of long-lasting taste problems due to COVID-19 infections. The research was based on the number of COVID-19 cases recorded so far.Ms Manning, who also lives with a number of autoimmune conditions, said while she was lucky not to have been hospitalised when she had COVID-19, her experience of the virus had been "quite nasty".
"I'm getting really off-putting smells, a smell like blood, like that metallic kind of smell, as if food is off. I'm pretty sure I've thrown out a significant bit of meat, because I'm not 100 per cent sure about it." "We all initially thought well, your taste and smell goes away completely for maybe a couple of weeks and then it just bounces back, but for a lot of people the reality is that it seems to be permanently altering their taste and smell in a different way."Professor Richard Harvey is a doctor with a specialty in dealing with nasal and sinus issues - what is called a rhinologist.
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