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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Lifestyle
Tom Avril

These doctors are treating COVID smell loss by sticking plasma-soaked sponges up people's noses

PHILADELPHIA — Nancy Damato walked past a garbage can the other day and caught a whiff of decaying banana peel.

"That was really great," she said.

She was not being sarcastic. Damato is among millions who lost their sense of smell due to COVID-19, and more than a year later, it is still not back to normal.

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