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Hello i was diagnosed with covid-19 about a year and a half ago. i lost my sense of smell, but after a month, my sense of smell was cured, but since then, some smells have changed for me, like the smell of onions, and i smell rotten onions?
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What you described is known to happen with Covid. It is possible that you will recover fully. For info: https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2021/09/parosmia.php#:~:text=People%20report%20a%20change%20to,smell%2018%20months%20after%20infection.
Answered 2/9/2023
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