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One of the defining symptoms of COVID-19 for many is the loss of taste and smell, which is called anosmia. And there is, as of now, no proven and prescribed remedy for getting those crucial senses back. But that hasn t stopped Tejal Rao from trying. The New York Times restaurant critic recently wrote an essay on her fight to regain her sense of smell, and she joins me now to talk about it.
Welcome to the program.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: You got COVID in December. How are you doing?
RAO: I feel lucky because it was a pretty quick recovery. But I still have these lingering neurological symptoms, including an incomplete sense of smell at this point.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Will fish sauce and charred oranges return the world Covid took from me?
4 Mar, 2021 05:00 AM
10 minutes to read
For people who have lost their sense of smell to Covid, scent training with various foods and other aromas can help reawaken their olfactory abilities. Photo / Ryan Jenq, The New York Times
For people who have lost their sense of smell to Covid, scent training with various foods and other aromas can help reawaken their olfactory abilities. Photo / Ryan Jenq, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Tejal Rao
Regaining my sense of smell is tedious and slow, but I m using the only therapy proven to work.
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