Loss of Taste and Smell: Is it COVID-19 or something else?

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Allergies or Sinus Infection ... Even if you don't usually experience a loss of taste and smell during the allergy season, this could be the cause ... FindaDoctor Treatments&Services Locations Patients&Families AboutUs Careers ContactUs Giving MyBeaumontChartLogin Pricing LossofTasteandSmell:IsitCOVID-19orsomethingelse? https://www.beaumont.org/health-wellness/blogs/loss-of-taste-and-smell-is-it-covid-19-or-something-else 10/20/20213:19:06PM 10/20/20213:19:06PM BeaumontHealth Thesedaysasuddenlossoftasteandsmellisacauseforalarm.Ofcourse,thefirstthingthatjumpstomindisthepotentialofhavingCOVID-19. ThegoodnewsisthatCOVID-19isn’ttheonlydiseasethatcanleadtoalossoftasteandsmell. LossofTasteandSmell:IsitCOVID-19orsomethingelse? BeaumontHealth https://www.beaumont.org/images/default-source/default-album/logo.png?sfvrsn=d43d7fef_4 ... Home Health&Wellness LossofTasteandSmell:IsitCOVID-19orsomethingelse? InformationregardingCOVID-19andCOVID-19vaccinesisconstantlyevolving.Forthelatestinformation,pleaserefertoBeaumont’sCOVID-19informationpage,theMichiganDepartmentofHealth&HumanServices ortheCDC. Thesedaysasuddenlossoftasteandsmellisacauseforalarm.Ofcourse,thefirstthingthatjumpstomindisthepotentialofhavingCOVID-19. ThegoodnewsisthatCOVID-19isn’ttheonlydiseasethatcanleadtoalossoftasteandsmell.Otherpotentiallylessseriousissuescouldbethereason,too. OtherViruses Coronavirusisafamilyofvirusesthatcancauserespiratoryillnessessuchasthecommoncold,ormoresevereconditionslikeCOVID-19.Manyoftheillnessescausedbycoronavirusescanleadtolossoftasteorsmell.  Dr.MelissaMcBrien,aBeaumontotolaryngologist(ear,nose,andthroatdoctor),says,“AlongwithaCOVID-19infection,otherviralinfections,suchascolds,canresultinalossofsmellandtaste.Sometimesthisisjustforthelengthofthecoldwhenthenoseisblocked,butothertimesthelackofsmellcanlastweekstomonths.” Whileit’sstillagoodideatogettested ifyouthinkyouhaveCOVID-19,thelossoftasteandsmellaloneisn’tacauseforalarm. AllergiesorSinusInfection Evenifyoudon’tusuallyexperiencealossoftasteandsmellduringtheallergyseason,thiscouldbethecauseofyourtrouble.  Toomuchstuffinyournosedampensyourabilitytotasteandsmell.Thesameproblemappearswithsinusinfections. Aging Toacertainextent,thesensesoftasteandsmellnaturallydullwithage.Ifyouareage60orolder,youmightnoticethatthesesensesdon’tworkaswellastheyusedto. Certainactivitiesorissuescanspeedthelossofthesesensesaswell.Theseinclude: smoking dentalproblems noseorsinusproblems(nasalpolypsorgrowths,allergies,etc.) headorfacialtrauma sometypesofmedication Alzheimer’sorParkinson’sdisease Thesetypesoflossoftasteandsmelltendstocomeongradually,soyoumaynotnoticeitrightaway. LossofTasteandSmellTreatment Howlongdoesthelossoftasteandsmelllastandisthereanythingyoucandoaboutit? “Whileweusedtothinklossofsmellwaspermanentifitlastedmorethansixmonths,wenowknowthatitwilloftenrecoverslowlyovertheyears,”Dr.McBriensaid.“Treatmentssuchassmelltrainingcanbehelpfulintherecoveryofthisimportantsense.” Youmayalsobeabletospeedrecoverybyaddressingtherootcause.Forexample,yourdoctormaysuggeststeroidnasalspraysordropstotreatnasalpolypsorsinusitis. Thereareevensomehomeremediesforthisissue.Theseincludesmelltrainingwithpungentodorssuchascoffeeorfreshginger,placingdropsofcastoroilinyournoseandusingasalinerinse. Keepinmindthatworkingsmokeandcarbonmonoxidedetectorsareessentialinthehomesofpeoplewhohavelosttheirsenseofsmell.Theywon’thavetheabilitytodetecttheselife-threateningsituationsasearlyassomeoneelse. Dr.McBriensaysthatifyou’reconcernedaboutneworworseninglossoftasteandsmell,yourfirststepshouldbecontactingyourprimarycaredoctor.Ifyourdiagnosisrequiresadditionalfollowup,youmaybereferredtoanENTspecialist. NextStepsandHelpfulResources WhichCOVID-19testisrightforyou? LearnmoreabouttheCOVID-19virus viewallstories COVID-19FAQs ReadMore COVID-19Updates What'stheLatest RelatedStories WhatIsMonoclonalAntibodyTreatmentandWhenIsItNeeded OnetreatmentavailableforCOVID-19,thatmayhelpreducetheseverityofillness,iscalledmonoclonalantibodyt... At-HomeCOVIDTesting:WhatYouNeedtoKnow BeingabletoconductatestathometodeterminewhetherornotyouhaveCOVID-19canbeextremelyuseful. 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