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Interesting that they classify loss of smell as a neurological symptom. I had Covid last January and my sense of smell has never been the same. I used to be abl

Interesting that they classify loss of smell as a neurological symptom. I had Covid last January and my sense of smell has never been the same. I used to be able to walk into a room, flair my nostrils, and pick up everything from the couch, carpet, and curtains… to the subtle cool drafts from the windows and fireplace. Now everything has completely dulled out, and I only occasionally pick up those old scents in passing - functioning as a cruel reminder of what I lost.

jklm 4y ago
That's fascinating - even as a kid my sense of smell has been near-nonexistent. Whenever I've read descriptions of powerful smells in books, I've always written them off as overly flowery language. Reminds me a little generally of how some have an inner voice when they read and others don't.
jotato 4y ago
How is your taste? I lost it completely (not just a little or muted, but 100% gone) for about 5 weeks. It started to come back, but 18 months later things still don't taste right. Nothing is flavorful or stands out as delicious.
- crims0n 4y ago
  Sorry to hear that… I hope it continues to recover for you. Mine is okay for the most part I think, I have never had a complex palate though so the taste of food is something I haven’t historically valued outside of “this is edible, and this isn’t”.
- Daub 4y ago
  Entirely anecdotal, but I had a freind who had been a smoker for fifty years. On giving up he was delighted to smell tomatoes for the first time since his boyhood. Before that point, I had never before considered tomatoes as even having a smell.
- MisterBastahrd 4y ago
  There are certain things I have no problem smelling and tasting. And other things I just can't smell or taste. The result is that I have a whole entirely new set of sensitivities that I didn't have before. I cannot stand the fragrances in detergents and air fresheners. I used to keep the Fresh Linen scent Febreze fresheners around the house. It doesn't smell like Fresh Linen anymore... it just smells sickeningly sweet like dunking your head into a container of liquid detergent. I can't eat oranges anymore and have basically retired from giving recommendations on cigars because I'm just... broken... in that respect anymore.
raybb 4y ago
Have you looked into smell training? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell_training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell_training
- squidsoup 4y ago
  Smell training, using an assortment of strong smelling essential oils, appeared to help me recover my sense of smell after my first covid infection.
jasonhansel 4y ago
I was confused by this, but I think they mean "neurological" as in "relating to the nervous system," specifically to the olfactory sensory neurons that detect smells.
- anon84873628 4y ago
  At first you were probably thinking of the meaning of "psychological". Part of the confusion probably comes from words like "neurosis" or "neurotic" which in fact fall under the discipline of psychiatry.

jklm 4y ago

That's fascinating - even as a kid my sense of smell has been near-nonexistent. Whenever I've read descriptions of powerful smells in books, I've always written them off as overly flowery language. Reminds me a little generally of how some have an inner voice when they read and others don't.

jotato 4y ago

How is your taste? I lost it completely (not just a little or muted, but 100% gone) for about 5 weeks. It started to come back, but 18 months later things still don't taste right. Nothing is flavorful or stands out as delicious.

crims0n 4y ago
Sorry to hear that… I hope it continues to recover for you. Mine is okay for the most part I think, I have never had a complex palate though so the taste of food is something I haven’t historically valued outside of “this is edible, and this isn’t”.
Daub 4y ago
Entirely anecdotal, but I had a freind who had been a smoker for fifty years. On giving up he was delighted to smell tomatoes for the first time since his boyhood. Before that point, I had never before considered tomatoes as even having a smell.
MisterBastahrd 4y ago
There are certain things I have no problem smelling and tasting. And other things I just can't smell or taste. The result is that I have a whole entirely new set of sensitivities that I didn't have before. I cannot stand the fragrances in detergents and air fresheners. I used to keep the Fresh Linen scent Febreze fresheners around the house. It doesn't smell like Fresh Linen anymore... it just smells sickeningly sweet like dunking your head into a container of liquid detergent. I can't eat oranges anymore and have basically retired from giving recommendations on cigars because I'm just... broken... in that respect anymore.

raybb 4y ago

Have you looked into smell training? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell_training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell_training

squidsoup 4y ago
Smell training, using an assortment of strong smelling essential oils, appeared to help me recover my sense of smell after my first covid infection.

jasonhansel 4y ago

I was confused by this, but I think they mean "neurological" as in "relating to the nervous system," specifically to the olfactory sensory neurons that detect smells.

anon84873628 4y ago
At first you were probably thinking of the meaning of "psychological". Part of the confusion probably comes from words like "neurosis" or "neurotic" which in fact fall under the discipline of psychiatry.