Smell That Comes and Goes: A Post-COVID Story

I lost my sense of smell after contracting COVID. It took a few weeks before it came back — and my sense of taste took much longer, returning only months later. Now, from time to time, both senses lose sensitivity whenever I come down with even mild flu-like symptoms. When I got the flu last year, I completely lost my sense of smell and taste again for a couple of weeks.

— Melissa, San Jose, Costa Rica