Post-Bulletin

Aging often not only cause of diminished sense of taste, smell

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Why do people lose their sense of taste and smell as they get older? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Are there any treatments available? A reduced sense of ...
KTBS

Long covid: What science has learned about the loss of smell and taste

Growing old is a major cause of smell loss as the ability of the olfactory neurons to regenerate declines. A study conducted in 1984 found more than 50% of people between ages 65 and 80 years suffered ...
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How Folks Are Coping With Post-COVID Loss of Smell, Taste

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who've lost their ability to smell and taste due to COVID-19 have significant struggles, but they can find ways to cope with their situation, a new ...
KERO-TV

Study links loss of taste, smell from COVID to genetics

If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you probably know someone who lost their sense of taste or smell from COVID-19. “This virus has receptors including the ACE-2 that it binds to. And the ACE-2 ...
WTKR

Study confirms loss of smell and taste as a symptom of COVID-19

Back when COVID-19 testing was in its early stages, Kai Halsey-Mendez had to wait a week before he was officially diagnosed. He was diagnosed on April 1, but started experiencing symptoms of the ...
Yahoo

Loss of taste, smell resolves within 3 years of COVID-19 infection, study shows

While many patients who went through a bout of COVID-19 did complain of deadened senses of taste and smell, the new study finds that sense recovery does happen over time. Photo by Tim Douglas/Pexels ...
The Lima News

On Nutrition: Sniffing out relief for loss of smell and taste

John T. reads this column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and writes about his experience with COVID-19: “I had minimal symptoms with the exception of my loss of taste and smell. I am a little ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Loss of smell, taste may signal pandemic virus infection

A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries. It might even serve as a useful screening tool, they ...
The Times and Democrat

Rule out other reasons for loss of taste, smell

Dear Doctor: After becoming ill with bronchitis a few months ago, I was told to take 100 milligrams of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate twice a day. Since then, I've been unable to taste or smell ...
Skagit Valley Herald

Sniffing out relief for loss of smell and taste

John T. reads this column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and writes about his experience with COVID-19: “I had minimal symptoms with the exception of my loss of taste and smell. I am a little ...
WBAL

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

NEW YORK (AP) — A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries. It might even serve as a useful ...