Deborah Schoch | Published 28.06.21, 12:09 AM
Marcel Kuttab first sensed something was awry while brushing her teeth a year ago, several months after recovering from Covid-19. Her toothbrush tasted dirty, so she threw it out and got a new one. Then she realised the toothpaste was at fault. Onions and garlic and meat tasted putrid, and coffee smelled like gasoline all symptoms of the once little-known condition called parosmia that distorts the senses of smell and taste.
The pandemic has put a spotlight on parosmia, spurring research and a host of articles in medical journals. Yet a key question remains unanswered: how long does Covid-19-linked parosmia last?
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