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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I tried tasting vinegar to check if I still could, but nothing.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

For some reason vinegar, something I normally love, turned into this nasty acrid chemically taste and smell I can't even begin to explain. It's happened two times that I've lost my smell from covid.

I now give some ketchup a sniff as my early litmus test when I'm starting to get sick to check for covid lol.

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

I experimented with a bunch of foods and food-safe strong smelling/tasting things. Even spicy was knocked out which surprised me. I would have thought that would have remained unaffected

That was one of the few times in life I've really been concerned about my quality of life if the effects were permanent

Like, I've thought about "what if I lost my sight/hearing/limbs" but taste and smell never really occurred to me. But it was truly life altering and I really considered what I'd do if I didn't get those senses back