This is a compelling reason to get vaccinated. Even if one is confident of

Oct 22, 2021
5:28:05pm

Cougar Junkie Truly Addicted User

surviving Covid, it would suck not to be able to enjoy food.

(Of course one could still get Covid, but the vaccine reduces the odds.)

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Time

For those who've had Covid and lost sense of taste/smell, how long was it gone

Duke Silver

10/22/21 4:55pm

10 months and still no taste or smell.

cbuck014

10/22/21 4:57pm

wow.

Cougarclaw

10/22/21 5:02pm

Same, just passed the 11 month mark, still nothing.

neboutefan

10/22/21 5:14pm

Similar. I can taste and smell but it feels muted. Been since Thanksgiving

Joel Tilton

10/22/21 5:17pm

I can’t smell my own farts unless they are really rancid

idacoug

10/22/21 5:19pm

You might have a future as a mortician or performing autopsies.

HiLife

10/22/21 5:25pm

Yeesh. Zero interest in gaining natural immunity if that's the case

fattycoug

10/22/21 5:47pm

It can still happen if you get vaccinated

gwill

10/22/21 6:13pm

Still not interested in getting it

fattycoug

10/22/21 8:11pm

Is anyone?

gwill

10/22/21 8:42pm

Yes. Dennis Prager tried to get it, and did.

Cougar Junkie

10/22/21 8:50pm

That was for ratings…and he said that after he got Covid-19.

gwill

10/22/21 9:04pm

I know some people that tried a home remedy and they say it worked.

gwill

10/23/21 8:56am

My wife takes full advantage of my new disability with extra diaper duty.

cbuck014

10/22/21 6:19pm

Mine was gone 2-3 weeks. Taste was distorted 3-4 months.

RdF3

10/22/21 4:58pm

Been just over month for me

Akilleez

10/22/21 5:00pm

On a side note

Akilleez

10/22/21 5:02pm

4 months. taste completely back, smell about 70-80%

oryguncoug

10/22/21 5:01pm

11 months later and I still have decreased taste and smell. Probably operating

Squirt

10/22/21 5:04pm

It’s been three months. My smell is half what it used to be.

Social Distance

10/22/21 5:06pm

Never tested pos, fully vaccinated, fingers crossed

GA_Coug

10/22/21 6:42pm

Mostly back after a few weeks. Still not 100% 10 months later, and there are a

DieHarder

10/22/21 5:06pm

About a week, great way to lose weight when food doesn’t taste good

BYU Fan

10/22/21 5:09pm

Same.

deliciousmocha

10/22/21 5:42pm

It’s been 11 months for me and I’m not sure my smell is 100% yet. Maybe 50-75%.

TCuz

10/22/21 5:17pm

probably only a week or two for me. wife took longer and smell still not 100%

Wally Murph

10/22/21 5:20pm

9 months later and stuff tastes funny still

jpesk2

10/22/21 5:22pm

9 months later for me too. All sodas taste sucky now. Smell and taste

Jacare

10/22/21 5:24pm

Same here. So many savory foods are awful.

dchandle15

10/22/21 6:32pm

Some would say I never had any taste.

EtTuKalante

10/22/21 5:22pm

Week for me. Wife has permanent changes with taste.

cougfanz

10/22/21 5:23pm

These responses alone are enough justification for why I got the vaccine.

dryflycoug

10/22/21 5:24pm

This is a compelling reason to get vaccinated. Even if one is confident of

Cougar Junkie

10/22/21 5:28pm

Delta variant isn't bringing loss of taste and smell like the original variants.

EtTuKalante

10/22/21 5:39pm

A silver lining. Good to know.

Cougar Junkie

10/22/21 6:11pm

Still having tons of people complaining of loss of taste/smell now. Maybe its

cougaman

10/22/21 7:03pm

There are a lot of degrees between zero and 100. I'm just passing what I've read

EtTuKalante

10/22/21 7:31pm

I just know what I've seen in clinic. Most of the people I see that have

cougaman

10/22/21 7:34pm

I stand corrected.

EtTuKalante

10/22/21 7:41pm

Dude, does it matter? People are still getting covid with symptoms of loss of

cougaman

10/22/21 8:05pm

A little bit of hope never hurts. I tried to offer some. My bad.

EtTuKalante

10/22/21 8:15pm

Thanks for sharing what you're seeing. Even if the loss of smell is less common

Cougar Junkie

10/22/21 8:23pm

I talked to 6 people today with positive covid results. 4 of those had loss of

cougaman

10/22/21 8:31pm

Folks talking about potential vaccine side effects should consider that...

Eddie

10/22/21 5:30pm

Never diagnosed with Covid or had bad symptoms but going on 6 months no smell.

tevye

10/22/21 5:31pm

Took about 3 weeks.

BlueVU

10/22/21 5:32pm

Taste never left. Smell was out 3 days. Was delta variant

zephyr

10/22/21 5:37pm

3 months completely gone. 6 months before finally feeling normal again

Chefcurry

10/22/21 5:40pm

About 2 weeks for me. It was never 100% gone for either. Just diminished a bit.

m0resn0w

10/22/21 5:41pm

Took about 1 month but never fully came back. Smell ~50-60% taste ~70-80%

Trinity

10/22/21 5:47pm

Business partner can't smell malodors. I now crop dust his office w/ impunity.

PoolBoy

10/22/21 5:49pm

This might be just what the anti-vaxxers need to make them see reason.

Zaphod

10/22/21 5:53pm

Except I am vaccinated and this is still happening to me. I only felt super ill

Duke Silver

10/22/21 6:26pm

Sorry. That sucks.

Zaphod

10/22/21 6:47pm

Couldn’t smell Thanksgiving dinner. Haven’t been able to smell since then

BenTheBoss

10/22/21 6:06pm

My taste and smell returned after 3-4 weeks. But haven’t ever been the same.

dchandle15

10/22/21 6:26pm

At four months it gradually started coming back. By six months I think I was at 90%. Several months later I’m still...

Brisco

10/22/21 6:26pm

8 months and it finally came back, but not everything is the same

Joe

10/22/21 6:31pm

90% back after a month. The other 10% never came back. Certains foods still

DoomGuy

10/22/21 6:32pm

2-4 weeks.

'69chevy

10/22/21 6:51pm

My neighbor had COVID last year. He completely recovered, except months later

bennerc

10/22/21 7:16pm

Just came to CB to ask the same question. Got a breakthrough case this week.

TheCougarBunch

10/22/21 9:04pm

Week

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