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Since covid, I've been a lot more conscious of when my sense of smell goes away. 1. Allergies 2. 'normal' Colds 3. Day after a stiff manhattan or two Curiou
by exabrial 5y ago
Since covid, I've been a lot more conscious of when my sense of smell goes away.
1. Allergies
2. 'normal' Colds
3. Day after a stiff manhattan or two
Curious if the cause is all the same
- rhacker 5y agoSince there is no money in the other 3 we'll continue forever to believe those are not the same as COVID's pathway. But great comment - you're probably right.
- Ensorceled 5y agoMy sense of smell waxes and wanes ... it doesn't completely go away, does your sense of smell actually go away completely?
- exabrial 5y agoMine does too. Not in the way it did when I "had covid" though... that was like a blackout. (My covid experience: all I did was lose my smell for 2-3 days. No cough, fever, brain fog, or other issues. Felt fine. Continued to be outdoors, walked/biked the entire week. Avoided anyone/everyone at any visual distance. Positive PCR test.)
- jdminhbg 5y agoI had Covid-related anosmia for a few days, and it was very different from just being stuffed up and unable to smell/taste like with a regular cold. I could stand over e.g. a fire, and instead of smelling smoke, I had a sensation of smelling "nothingness."
- doubled112 5y agoThis is probably the best way to describe it. I was in the shower, squirted shampoo, lathered, and it hit me. Something was missing. I couldn't smell anything. I went so far as to take the bottle and squeeze air from it into my nose. I could feel the puff, but that was it. It was actually a little bit jarring. It was complete loss for a couple of days and got progressively better until back to normal a couple of weeks later.