I had COVID - got it from my (unfortunately vaxxed) wife. Hers lasted 3 weeks, mine 1.5 days. I have taken B,C,D vits for over 15 years and added zinc and quercetin in early 2020. I had a 103.9 fever for about 12 hours, a bad headache, and the brain fog was awful. If it wasn't for the brain fog I would've kept working (I WFH). I also completely lost my sense of smell for 6 weeks (but not taste). I am also still a pure-blood, and looking forward to the blood auctions someday :)
Fortunately I have about 100 different concentrated vape flavorings I bought over the years, before I settled down on one flavor I really like. I started using the flavorings several times a day by putting a few drops on the top of my hand, rubbing it around a little, then trying to smell the scent while inhaling deeply through my nose. After a few days I could actually detect a few of them that were very strong (like lemon or coffee). After a few weeks I could smell most of them and at the 6 week point I could smell pretty much everything (at least everything I knew that was present).
I had read somewhere that if you tried to retrain your brain to recognize smells that you already know it helps to repair the damage.
I did not have the nasty smells but my wife did. I actually got her flowers with some roses in the bunch and she said they smelled like crap. Took her longer to get her sense of smell back too.
Give that a try. Not necessarily vape flavorings unless you have them already, but find a number of things you know and use them. Maybe spaghetti sauce, lemon juice, milk, or something you are used to. Bacon should work but I suspect it will stink for a while, probably due to the grease. YMMV.
Good luck.
I had COVID - got it from my )unfortunately vaxxed) wife. Hers lasted 3 weeks, mine 1.5 days. I have taken B,C,D vits for over 15 years and added zinc and quercetin in early 2020. I had a 103.9 fever for about 12 hours, a bad headache, and the brain fog was awful. If it wasn't for the brain fog I would've kept working (I WFH). I also completely lost my sense of smell for 6 weeks (but not taste). I am also still a pure-blood, and looking forward to the blood auctions someday :)
Fortunately I have about 100 different concentrated vape flavorings I bought over the years, before I settled down on one flavor I really like. I started using the flavorings several times a day by putting a few drops on the top of my hand, rubbing it around a little, then trying to smell the scent while inhaling deeply through my nose. After a few days I could actually detect a few of them that were very strong (like lemon or coffee). After a few weeks I could smell most of them and at the 6 week point I could smell pretty much everything (at least everything I knew that was present).
I had read somewhere that if you tried to retrain your brain to recognize smells that you already know it helps to repair the damage.
I did not have the nasty smells but my wife did. I actually got her flowers with some roses in the bunch and she said they smelled like crap. Took her longer to get her sense of smell back too.
Give that a try. Not necessarily vape flavorings unless you have them already, but find a number of things you know and use them. Maybe spaghetti sauce, lemon juice, milk, or something you are used to. Bacon should work but I suspect it will stink for a while, probably due to the grease. YMMV.
Good luck.