Long COVID
RelapsedIll 2.5 years before improving or writing
Lost taste after long COVID, partly came back then worse again
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
In Oct 2023, I lost my taste to COVID.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
It came back, or so I thought. ... That’s when I realized things were really missing again.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
In Oct 2023, I lost my taste to COVID.
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user who lost their sense of taste after a COVID-19 infection in October 2023. Taste partly came back, but by February 2024 they found sour flavours hadn't fully returned, and apples and a raspberry popsicle had no flavour. Recurring sinus infections the following winter coincided with them realizing things were really missing again. They had a referral to an ear, nose and throat specialist but booking was slow.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | COVID-19 infection; lost sense of tasteIn Oct 2023, I lost my taste to COVID.In context ↗ |
| late 2023 to early 2024 | taste partly returnedIt came back, or so I thought.In context ↗ |
| Feb 2024 | realised sour taste had not fully returnedBy Feb 24 I realized sour didn’t full return.In context ↗ |
| winter 2025-26 | recurring sinus infections; taste loss worse againThis past winter, I had recurring sinus infections. That’s when I realized things were really missing again.In context ↗ |
| 2026-04-21 | still largely without taste or flavourApples are just texture. No flavour.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
In Oct 2023, I lost my taste to COVID.
In context ↗