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My wife has had a cold for the past week, and has lost her sense of smell is this time. it still hasnt come back after 6 days, how long can it take? she has no other symptoms.
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Symptoms: Loss of sense of smell/sense of taste have been recognized as symptoms that can occur with Covid19 infection. It would be helpful to report this when talking with your physician.
Answered 3/23/2022
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I had covid in august. Lost my sense of smell and taste and it gradually came back. About a week ago i started to taste and smell bitter. Its not all the time but comes and goes. Is there anything i should be worries about or some i can do to improve?
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