Can’t Taste Like You Used To? COVID-19 May Be the Reason — Even Years Later

In a small study, patients reporting long-term taste changes showed molecular disruptions and structural irregularities in ...
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Study identifies molecular cause of taste loss after COVID

AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2026) – Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: Bad bacterial sinus infection following bout of COVID just won’t go away

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 49-year-old woman who recently had COVID. When I was sick with it, I lost my sense of taste and smell. I no longer have COVID, but I still have a stuffy nose with no sense of ...