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A member asked:
Is the loss of smell in covid 19 permanent? if not , when does it become better?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Loss of smell: The loss of smell may be permanent(if due to brain damage) or may be temporary. In temporary cases the return of smell may take weeks or months and appears to return gradually often with some gradual improvement in taste first.
Answered 11/4/2020
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Smell should return: Most COVID 19 patients with anosmia recover within 3 weeks. The median time to have return of sense of smell is 7 days. REF: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211515/#:~:text=Most%20patients%20with%20anosmia%20or,early%20stage%20of%20the%20disease.
Answered 8/5/2020
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