Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 1 month
Long COVID smell loss at 50% at 4.5 weeks, oil tried, no improvement reported
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 1 month
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
4.5 weeks out partial smell lost ~50%
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Summary
A Reddit user posting in r/Longhaulers reported partial loss of smell, about 50%, at 4.5 weeks out. They tried applying an oil topically and felt it made things worse, then began taking the oil internally and asked whether others had had success. No improvement in the smell loss was reported at the time of writing.
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What they tried
Also tried
the oil· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- the oil · Worse
I tried the topical application ... I started taking the oil internarally.
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| onset | Partial loss of smellpartial smell lost ~50%In context ↗ |
| 2021-03-10 | Topical oil application felt to make it worse; began taking the oil internallyhonestly i felt it made things worse. I started taking the oil internarally.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- “i tried the topical application (4.5 weeks out partial smell lost ~50%)...... honestly i felt it made things worse” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
partial smell lost ~50%
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