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Loss of taste: Even the best cake can no longer please Covid 19 patients.
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It is quite irritating when the most wonderful fragrances disappear. When cooking and eating anyway, but also the aromas of autumn leaves, Advent magic or the cuddly animal on your lap are suddenly missing. Although unpleasant scent marks are no longer perceived, the cuts in quality of life are still considerable. At the beginning of the pandemic, the sensory disorder was only noticed as a side effect, but the patients found it to be particularly annoying.
In the meantime, restrictions on smell and taste have long been established as one of the main symptoms after an infection with Sars-CoV-2. According to the German Robert Koch Institute, complaints are recorded in 21 percent of those affected. In specialist articles, a frequency of 30 to 40 percent is sometimes given. Especially with patients who otherwise have hardly any symptoms, the missing or changed sense of smell is often the only thing that noticeably disturbs them.
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