A friend reported the same. He said it was like a sinus infection plus no taste\smell. That was about a month ago. He's back to normal. His wife and kids never got it from him or never presented symptoms
Yeah, it felt like a sinus infection that simultaneously gave me bronchitis- (at least the cough was somewhat productive) and took my sense of smell / taste. I really can’t overstate how peculiar that aspect of it was; apparently COVID attacks the nerve that goes to the olfactory bulbs, so you’re actually waiting for neurogenesis to actually regenerate the neural connection, hence why it comes back slowly.
To me, that feels like the most nefarious aspect of this virus; it actually causes lasting damage that I assume the elderly lack the capability to heal from.
A friend reported the same. He said it was like a sinus infection plus no taste\smell. That was about a month ago. He's back to normal. His wife and kids never got it from him or never presented symptoms
Yeah, it felt like a sinus infection that simultaneously gave me bronchitis- (at least the cough was somewhat productive) and took my sense of smell / taste. I really can’t overstate how peculiar that aspect of it was; apparently COVID attacks the nerve that goes to the olfactory bulbs, so you’re actually waiting for neurogenesis to actually regenerate the neural connection, hence why it comes back slowly.
To me, that feels like the most nefarious aspect of this virus; it actually causes lasting damage that I assume the elderly lack the capability to heal from.