Felt like the flu but not as bad. Was wondering about loss of smell with the flu and found an LA Times article from 1988:
"Sense of Smell Can Be Victim of Bout With Flu"
" If you recently suffered from the flu and have not recovered your sense of smell, you aren’t alone, researchers say.
Some patients complain that they are unable to smell things or to taste food after a bout of influenza. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Connecticut first reported the problem and have been looking into it...
These people are seeing us six months after the flu has passed, and they still don’t have their sense of smell,” he said. “We still don’t even know if it’s permanent or not. . . . We don’t know for sure right now, but we think there may be people who permanently lose their sense of smell after this kind of episode.”
Felt like the flu but not as bad. Was wondering about loss of smell with the flu and found an LA Times article from 1988:
"Sense of Smell Can Be Victim of Bout With Flu"
" If you recently suffered from the flu and have not recovered your sense of smell, you aren’t alone, researchers say. Some patients complain that they are unable to smell things or to taste food after a bout of influenza. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Connecticut first reported the problem and have been looking into it...
These people are seeing us six months after the flu has passed, and they still don’t have their sense of smell,” he said. “We still don’t even know if it’s permanent or not. . . . We don’t know for sure right now, but we think there may be people who permanently lose their sense of smell after this kind of episode.”
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-21-mn-44059-story.html