Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 5 months
Long COVID smell lingering at five months; saline nasal rinses tried
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 5 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’ve had it for 5 months now. The first month I’ll smell it whenever I sniff
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I’ve had it for 5 months now
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Summary
Five months into their illness, they described a lingering smell: in the first month they smelled it whenever they sniffed, and later mostly in meat and gas. Saline nasal rinses seemed to help a good bit, but the smell still lingered. Nothing in the account says how the illness limited their daily activity.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- saline solution · Helped
Lately I’ve been rinsing my nose with a saline solution and that seems to help a good bit but the smell still lingers.
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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 |
|---|---|
| about February 2021 | phantom smell beganI’ve had it for 5 months now. The first month I’ll smell it whenever I sniffIn context ↗ |
| 2021-07-04 | smell now mostly in meat and gas; saline rinses help somewhatLately I’ve been rinsing my nose with a saline solution and that seems to help a good bit but the smell still lingers.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
The first month I’ll smell it whenever I sniff, after that I’ve only smelt the smell mostly in meat and gas.
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