For most patients, the loss faded within weeks or months. But for a smaller group, taste never fully returned. Even years after infection, certain flavors remain muted or completely absent.

COVID is known to cause changes in taste, and they can linger even after other symptoms have resolved.

Back when COVID-19 testing was in its early stages, Kai Halsey-Mendez had to wait a week before he was officially diagnosed. He was diagnosed on April 1, but started experiencing symptoms of the ...

I am a 49-year-old woman who recently had COVID. When I was sick with it, I lost my sense of taste and smell. I no longer ...

If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you probably know someone who lost their sense of taste or smell from COVID-19. “This virus has receptors including the ACE-2 that it binds to. And the ACE-2 ...

These findings suggest that occult hyposmia following COVID-19 is common and health care providers should consider testing for loss of smell as a routine part of post-COVID care. HealthDay News — Self ...

A prospective analysis of people who had COVID-19 found that 80% of those reporting problems with their ability to smell had measurable olfactory dysfunction at 2 years. Even among those not reporting ...

There are a number of things that can cause you to lose your sense of taste and smell, but with COVID-19, it has been a common side effect. People report not being able to smell at all while they have ...

“It was a weird experience,” said Lauren McAlexander. “I didn't have an appetite, I wasn't hungry. It wasn't fun to eat, because I couldn't taste anything so it was never like I'm going to make a ...

On Long COVID Awareness Day, doctors and patients say long COVID continues to affect thousands in Austin years after the ...