COVID-19. Two years later, it remains one of the most common symptoms, with many people not regaining their full senses back for weeks and even months after recovering from an infection.
With COVID-19 unlikely to go away anytime soon, some researchers are concerned that as it continues to spread in the future, a significant number of people may face a long-term or even permanent issue.
And losing a sense of smell — which then can impact the ability to taste — can have larger psychological impacts than some may realize, which one researcher described as "like turning off a light switch."Dr.
Rakesh Chandra, a researcher at the Smell and Taste Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee, was part of a team.