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indoordin0saurtoday at 8:00 PM1 replyview on HN

Covid caused nerve damage in the nose in the sensory glands where smell is perceived. Good news is that lots of viruses do this so the body has evolved to regrow these nerves.


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booleandilemmatoday at 10:33 PM

Why would a virus evolve to do that? So weird. When I had covid it gave me a metallic taste in my mouth. Also was weird.