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I had an infection that's not unlikely to have been Covid-19 last week, and lost both taste and smell for ~5-6 days (otherwise relatively mild symptoms, strong
by tazjin 7y ago
I had an infection that's not unlikely to have been Covid-19 last week, and lost both taste and smell for ~5-6 days (otherwise relatively mild symptoms, strong cough and fever for a few days, but no severe impact on breathing).
The loss was so complete that I couldn't smell household garbage, taste strong blue cheese or get anything from extremely spicy chilis except for the physical sensation - it was quite eery and very unlike the reduced senses you'd get with the common cold.
- empath75 7y agoI had the same thing like a week ago. I couldn’t even smell an orange, directly under my nose, or my 1 year old’s poopy diaper. Never happened before in my life. I actually googled what could cause it at the time. Lasted for 3-4 days. Other symptoms included an intermittent headache and nausea. Nothing else except for coughing very rarely and a fever that never topped 100.