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Why COVID-19 loss of smell can last so long, and how the symptom could help with coronavirus screening – ABC News
Research is revealing why it takes some people so long to get their sense of smell back after COVID-19 — and they say it might even be a useful, non-invasive screening tool.
Early in the pandemic, anecdotal reports started filtering through that COVID-19 could cause loss of smell.
At first, it was hard to know how much weight to give these stories after all, anyone who’s had a headcold or the flu knows you can lose smell for a couple of days while your head’s blocked up.
But pretty quickly, experts realised the smell loss associated with COVID-19 went beyond simple nasal congestion, and it’s now officially recognised as a symptom of the disease.
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