While it may go unnoticed, loss of smell may linger for years after COVID-19

25-Sep-2025

 

"People who suspect that their sense of smell has been dulled after a bout of COVID-19 are likely correct, a new study using an objective, 40-odor test shows. Even those who do not notice any olfactory issues may be impaired. Led by the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER initiative and supported by its Clinical Science Core at NYU Langone Health, a team of researchers from across the country explored a link between the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and hyposmia — the reduced ability to smell.

 

The results revealed that 80% of participants who reported a change in their smelling ability after having COVID-19 earned low scores on a clinical scent-detection test taken about two years later. Of this group, 23% were severely impaired or had entirely lost their sense of smell. Notably, 66% of infected participants who did not notice any smelling issues scored abnormally low on the evaluation as well, the authors say.

 

“Our findings confirm that those with a history of COVID-19 may be especially at risk for a weakened sense of smell, an issue that is already underrecognized among the general population,” said study co-lead author Leora Horwitz, MD.

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The new study in 3,535 men and women, publishing online Sept. 25 in the journal JAMA Network Open, is the largest to date to examine loss of smell after COVID-19 by using a formal test, the authors say.

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099143

 

 

 

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2839325

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something smells fishy

My loss of taste/smell went for only a couple weeks, worse than that, BPPV lasted 3+ years

Since I quit smoking, I can smell pussy a mile away. 

1 minute ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

Since I quit smoking, I can smell pussy a mile away. 

 

What kind of women are you dating. Ewwww.