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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Harriette Boucher

Scientists reveal the one Covid symptom you may be stuck with for life

It is well known that Covid can impair your sense of smell, but a new study has found that those who lose it may never get it back.  

Researchers found that two years after a Covid infection, 80 per cent of people who reported changes in their sense of smell performed poorly on a clinical scent-detection test. 

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