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Re:Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank by colordrops on Sunday June 20, 2021 @12:14PM (#27571459)
According to a Harvard article I read, it's caused by damage to the sensors in the nose, rather than brain damage. I have the problem myself and it's definitely not changes to the smells themselves.
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Re:Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank by 411111111111111 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @02:22PM (#27572582)
The effect isn't unique to covid-19 either. I heard from several people when that 2017 flu went around that they had the same issue. One of them was complaining for over a year until smell/taste finally got better/normal again.

(Not trying to downplay covid-19. Just pointing out that it's not an unknown side effect from this type of disease)

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