Parosmia: Coping with smell and taste loss at Christmas
Sufferers of parosmia - a long Covid side-effect that ravages taste and smell - gear up for Christmas.
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Sufferers of parosmia - a long Covid side-effect that ravages taste and smell - gear up for Christmas.
Sufferers of parosmia - a long Covid side-effect that ravages taste and smell - gear up for Christmas.
BBC News By Alex Moss image copyrightGetty Images image captionThousands of people with altered smell as a result of Covid will not be able to stomach Christmas foods Covid has ravaged many Christmas traditions. For people suffering from anosmia or parosmia - a loss of smell or distortion of scents and tastes - it has also robbed them of a feast of festive pleasures. The piney aroma of Christmas trees, the welcoming wafts of mulled wine and hot mince pies - all are replaced with nothingness or a stench so vile it is hard to describe. This is the reality of Covid smell loss for thousands of p...