My Senses of Smell and Taste are Back

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

I asked but I would have to drive somewhere and stand in line for hours and maybe not get tested. I was sick and could not do that.

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (50330)

• India

10 Mar 21

@akalinus Here we did not face such problems despite long lines of people.I got tested within half an hour .

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (50330)

• India

11 Mar 21

@akalinus We had very few cases till a month back.But now there numbers suddenly started going up in six states.About 70% of our corona positives are from a couple of these six states.The governments there failed miserably to control them.Now they have warned people to follow guidelines if they don't want lockdown declared ithere.Governments in those states are inept and people have ceased to take the chinese virus seriously.

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

9 Mar 21

I had a similar experience last week and tested negative for covid. My sense of taste and smell gradually returned over a few days so it must have been some cold-like virus rather than the dreaded covid. I was devastated to lose my sense of taste and smell. The worst thing in the world for me would be for eating and drinking to become a purely functional activity.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

@WorDazza It was pretty bad there for a while. So you had Covid? I'm glad that food did not taste yucky to you. Are you okay now?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

Yes, I agree. I think that I must drink some water and eat something every day to keep my systems from failing but it is so uninteresting to eat or drink something that tastes horrible.

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

9 Mar 21

@akalinus I think I was lucky in that everything just tasted of nothing rather than the taste being altered to something horrible. That has to be the worst!

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May2k8

@May2k8 (19793)

• Indonesia

11 Mar 21

My brother's friend is positive and he lost his sense of smell and taste even though he has recovered but his waist always hurts when he wakes up and his face is very pale.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (19793)

• Indonesia

12 Mar 21

@akalinus The sun only helps him a little, he also still needs a multivitamin to maintain his endurance.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

15 Mar 21

@May2k8 Is he able to get vitamins?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

11 Mar 21

Maybe he would start feeling better if you could get him out in the sun and fresh air.

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

9 Mar 21

Wow, it only now came back? I thought I had covid a year ago in mid January - that was before we really knew about anything. I don't recall a loss of smell or taste, but I didn't even notice because I totally lost my appetite - didn't eat a thing and could barely hold in water. Glad you got your senses back!!

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Mar 21

@akalinus I am completely fine . . . but back then it did take a while to get completely better. I had weird things going on with my vocal chords that continued on through March. Yes, so much was so messed up back then. I'm glad your son recovered well!

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

16 Mar 21

@much2say Was that part of Covid? I had a miserable sore throat and it is still a bit hurting sometimes. And my eyes still hurt like blazes.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

Are you okay now? My son probably had it in February but they did not test him because he had not been in China lately. They really messed up in the beginning. He was very sick but young and recovered okay.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

I am glad your are feeling well again and your taste and smelling senses are back.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

Me too. Eating is fun again. I will probably get fat now.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79352)

• Germany

11 Mar 21

@akalinus Just take it easy.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

11 Mar 21

@thelme55 I am trying to do all the right things like eating veggies and walking outside.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

15 Mar 21

Does that mean you haven't had a smell and taste since November?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

15 Mar 21

Yes, pretty much. It does not make you want to eat anything. It just came back very recently.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

15 Mar 21

@Nevena83 The important thing is that it is back now. You never know how thrilling salad dressing is until your taste comes back.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

15 Mar 21

@akalinus That's a lot of time. I believe it was frustrating to live like that every day.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

9 Mar 21

I´m so glad that you are well again. Why weren´t you tested?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

Testing was only for people before they had surgery. I called my doctor and he said not to come in when I have a fever. I was sick but they did not want to see me. They said to call back if I have trouble breathing.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

10 Mar 21

@akalinus My eldest granddaughter went to a friend´s birthday party and upon arriving she discovered that there were more people than what they should have. So the next day she went to be tested and did not come either to my house of to her mother´s for a couple of weeks. Here everyone gets tested if there is a need.

Always smiling

@allknowing (153529)

• India

10 Mar 21

You must have treated yourself for Covid. What did you do?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

10 Mar 21

I stayed in bed and prayed a lot too. I had been taking vitamins D, C, and zinc for weeks before and I think that helped the immune system fight it off.

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rakski

@rakski (156709)

• Philippines

10 Mar 21

my sister also lost her sense of smell and taste but only for a few days

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rakski

@rakski (156709)

• Philippines

10 Mar 21

@akalinus yes. She tested positive for Covid.

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

10 Mar 21

Did she have Covid?

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128842)

• Gainesville, Florida

10 Mar 21

I lost my sense of taste and smell for about a week last year when I had Covid. So far, this time around, I haven't lost any of my senses yet. But then again, I'm only 5 days into this new round of the virus.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

10 Mar 21

Are you saying you had Covid and now have it again? I hope I am reading that wrong. Which other senses are you talking about?

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128842)

• Gainesville, Florida

10 Mar 21

@akalinus Yes, I had Covid beginning March 17 last year, and now I have it again beginning March 7 this year. The only senses I'm referring to right now is taste and smell. I haven't lost those senses yet this time around. I hope Covid doesn't affect any of the other senses, that wouldn't be good at all.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382542)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Mar 21

That's wonderful that your senses of smell and taste have returned to normal. You must be thrilled.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

9 Mar 21

Thank you. When I smelled the rye bread, I was thrilled. It is great to regain something you lost.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28397)

• Singapore

10 Mar 21

I had mumps years ago and it affected my taste for a week. Happy that good times are back. This virus plays havoc with our body.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

10 Mar 21

Thank you. I'm glad your taste came back. It is not fun eating stuff that has no taste or tastes bad. I never had the mumps and no one in my family ever had mumps. My kids had other stuff but never mumps. Maybe some people are immune.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

11 Mar 21

@Shiva49 I grew up in the southwest. My kids grew up in New York state. I can't explain why no one ever got the mumps. None of my siblings ever did either.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28397)

• Singapore

11 Mar 21

@akalinus It depends on the surroundings and climate too.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

10 Mar 21

@akalinus That is great that they are back now. It is very hard when without something you are used to that when it comes back you really appreciate it. I have chronic rhinitis so at times do not smell anything and once we had a gas leak and did not smell it but others did and they helped me out with it and someone had to come and fix it.

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