Usually recovers within a few weeks,
Concerns about permanent loss of smell
Possibility of loss of appetite and emotional damage
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Experts expressed concern as patients were unable to smell due to the aftereffect of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
The New York Times (NYT) introduced loss of sense of smell as a representative symptom of Corona 19, and while treatment of the disease usually relieves symptoms within a few weeks, some patients reported that permanent loss occurs on the 2nd (local time). Sandeep Robert Datta, an associate professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, commented on this, “a very important issue from a public health perspective.” Yes,” he warned.
Patients with loss of smell are complaining of pain on Facebook saying, “I don’t seem to exist”, “I can’t smell the house, so I don’t feel that I’m at home.” Until now, the reason why their sense of smell does not recover has not been clearly identified. As the global spread of Corona 19 continues, experts are urgently working on related research, fearing that such cases will accumulate in the future, NYT said.
The newspaper explained that permanent loss of sense of smell is a serious problem in that it can take away your daily life itself. The sense of smell, which plays a key role in recognizing the various tastes of food, disappears, which can lead to immediate loss of appetite. This is likely to lead to poor health due to poor nutrition or unintended weight loss. The taste cells on the tongue can only feel basic tastes such as sour, salty, sweet, and bitter, so there is a limit to enjoying’the pleasure of eating’.
Loss of sense of smell has a huge impact on feelings and quality of life. Associate Professor Datta explained, “Smell is closely related to memories and emotions and plays an important role in a person’s emotional well-being.” Some studies show that loss of sense of smell is associated with social isolation and anhedonia (anhedonia).
In fact, as a result of analyzing the experiences of patients suffering smell loss from Corona 19 last year by British researchers, most of them complained that their enjoyment in social activities disappeared.
As your sense of smell disappears, you may not be able to smell the smell of burning food or spoiled food, and you may be in unexpected danger in your daily life. Michelle Miller, a resident of Queens of New York City, has not had her sense of smell to date after suffering Corona 19 in March last year. He recently had a gas leak in his home kitchen, but he couldn’t smell it, so his family rushed to evacuate. “Apart from not being able to smell and taste, this is a matter of survival,” he stressed.
/ Reporter Park Dong-hui [email protected]
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