Causes of taste disorders and a loss of taste include:
upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold sinus infections middle ear infections poor oral hygiene and dental problems, such as gingivitis exposure to some chemicals, such as insecticides surgeries on the mouth, throat, nose, or ear head injuries radiation therapy for cancer in this area of the body Causes of smell disorders include:
getting older smoking growths in the nasal cavities conditions that affect the nervous system, such as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease Some medications may also affect a person’s ability to taste. These drugs include:
antifungal medications macrolides, which can treat some types of infection fluoroquinolones, a type of antibiotic proton pump inhibitors angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors protein kinase inhibitors HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins)
I'm pretty sure.
It occurred when the disease seemed to sweep our area and my breathing was badly damaged for six months after which has never happened before. I describe it in this post:
https://greatawakening.win/p/12ih9o8yeI/my-suspected-vaccine-shedding-ex/
I can't be totally sure though. I never had any tests. The tests are not very useful anyway.
I totally agree that the media may be convincing people that they had COVID-19 when they didn't.
I have an Asian friend (Asian's have more ACE2 receptors) who is in her early thirties and has no health problems. She got Covid and lost her sense of taste and smell for 6 months.
"Researchers also note that the expression of the human cell receptors to which SARS-CoV-2 binds is higher in the nasal cavity and cells in the olfactory tissue."
Could explain why breathing is affected.
Correct, Asian have more ACE2 Receptors. Also older people have more ACE2 Receptors than younger people. This is probably why children are statistically unaffected by Covid.
I am anglo and celtic but I have an unusual blood type, B-
B is more typically asian. I can't find info on whether that means I have high ACE2 expression. I have looked.
I have seen data that COVID severity goes up from O to B to A blood types.
I understand that ACE2 receptors can be found in different tissues in different people. They are generally lowest in children and highest in Asian men. The SARS2 coronavirus uses these receptors to enter the cells.