Among adults with COVlD-related changes in smell and taste, 23% experience severe or total loss.

Importantly, the cumulative burden will increase with repeat infections, it diminishes quality of life, & it indicates neurological damage.

How COVID Might Sow Chaos in the Brain

SARS-CoV-2 appears to travel widely across the cerebral cortex

Headaches, hallucinations, vivid dreams, smell & taste anomalies, strokes and seizures

80% of COVID patients encountered neurological complications

"Covid study finds millions have long-term smell or taste problems

Researchers say about 5% of infected adults may develop long-lasting changes to sense of smell or taste"