Long COVID
Somewhat betterIll 10 months before improving or writing
Lost taste and smell with long COVID, now somewhat better with smell returning intermittently
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10 months
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid in the early spring (almost one year ago).
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I’ve finally noticed my sense of smell coming back! It’s been intermittent but more and more frequent. ... it’s still not 100 percent.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid in the early spring (almost one year ago).
In context ↗
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Summary
Sequoia 40493 had COVID-19 in early spring 2020 and completely lost their sense of taste and smell, along with chronic sinus inflammation. About 10 months later their smell began returning intermittently, including phantom smoke smells, but it was still not 100 percent and the sinus inflammation persisted at the time of writing.
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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 |
|---|---|
| early spring (almost one year ago) | COVID-19 with complete loss of taste and smell and chronic sinus inflammationI had covid in the early spring (almost one year ago). I completely lost my sense of taste and smell.In context ↗ |
| past few weeks | sense of smell began returning intermittently, with phantom smoke smellsIn the past few weeks I’ve finally noticed my sense of smell coming back!In context ↗ |
| 2021-03-02 | smell still not 100 percent; chronic sinus inflammation persistsI am still dealing with chronic sinus inflammation since covid but I’m hoping that will potentially resolve too still.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I completely lost my sense of taste and smell.
In context ↗