Although variants of omicron seem to have less effect on smell, about 15% of those infected endure at least a temporary loss. Loss of smell was one of the defining characteristics of COVID-19 when it first spread in 2020 about 80% of those infected reported at least short-term loss. But while her infection resolved almost a year ago, her smell and taste have not returned.
Watch Video: Cleveland woman can smell the coffee after two-year-long COVID battleīy the second day of her COVID-19 infection, Lisa Milne was so congested she couldn't taste or smell anything.Ī week later, when an antiviral and her immune system had worked their magic, she was almost back to normal.
