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Re:Postmortem assessment of olfactory tissue degeneration in... by Ensorceled on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @12:45PM (#31005082)
My sense of smell waxes and wanes ... it doesn't completely go away, does your sense of smell actually go away completely?
Re:Postmortem assessment of olfactory tissue degeneration in... by exabrial on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @12:50PM (#31005142)
Mine does too. Not in the way it did when I "had covid" though... that was like a blackout.

(My covid experience: all I did was lose my smell for 2-3 days. No cough, fever, brain fog, or other issues. Felt fine. Continued to be outdoors, walked/biked the entire week. Avoided anyone/everyone at any visual distance. Positive PCR test.)

Re:Postmortem assessment of olfactory tissue degeneration in... by jdminhbg on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:23PM (#31005636)
I had Covid-related anosmia for a few days, and it was very different from just being stuffed up and unable to smell/taste like with a regular cold. I could stand over e.g. a fire, and instead of smelling smoke, I had a sensation of smelling "nothingness."
Re:Postmortem assessment of olfactory tissue degeneration in... by doubled112 on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @07:43PM (#31009580)
This is probably the best way to describe it.

I was in the shower, squirted shampoo, lathered, and it hit me. Something was missing. I couldn't smell anything.

I went so far as to take the bottle and squeeze air from it into my nose. I could feel the puff, but that was it.

It was actually a little bit jarring. It was complete loss for a couple of days and got progressively better until back to normal a couple of weeks later.