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I’m going on my 4th year without my taste or smell. I had other symptoms that have gotten better or gone away, but this is the lasting one that is so important in life! I have done several things to try to regain them, but they’re not working…😞
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@lkirnbauer I thought of your continued loss of taste and smell when I read about a trial on the National Institute for Health. "40 patients with anosmia (loss of taste and smell) post COVID-19 infection were randomized to either intranasal insulin film vs. normal saline (placebo). At 30 min after administration, patients in the treatment group had significantly greater odor detection compared with both their baseline and the placebo group" Perhaps a chat with your doctor to try the gel or patch form of insulin for application to your nose and see if it works to stimulate your smell and taste olfactory epithelium and promote regeneration? This was the complete study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10001044/
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@lkirnbauer I’m going on 5 years, same issue. This is lingering and no doctors have offered any help, they are discouraging actually. I tried the smell training, nicotine patches, supplements to no avail. But I’m praying and trusting The Lord it will return. With God all things are possible.