Tom Kindlon

Interesting to read this press release on a new US study that used objective testing:

"While it may go unnoticed, loss of smell may linger for years after #COVID19"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099143

Paper:
Olfactory Dysfunction After #SARSCoV2 Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort

http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.33815

@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID @novid #novid #CovidIsNotOver
#auscovid19 #hyposmia

Sep 26, 2025 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadTom KindlonOct 2, 2025

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Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2839325

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

#LongCovid #NeuroPASC #PASC

@longcovid @novid

Show threadProto Himbo EuropeanOct 2, 2025
@tomkindlon @longcovid God dammit. Not only does my nose not work consistently, but apparently now I have brain damage, too.
Show threadmarkSep 26, 2025

@tomkindlon @longcovid @novid I havent regained my sense of smell yet, its been 4 years

A few things that had been absolutely repulsive are bending towards tolerable now. Not tolerable enough to eat, but I can be in the room with a banana.

Show threadPaul SochackiSep 26, 2025
@tomkindlon @longcovid @novid ugh. I wouldn't be surprised if my sniffer is still quietly defunct. I had loss of smell initially and also a weird gasoline smell that would present itself intermittently, very strong, unpleasant, replacing all other smells. It took about 3 months for what felt like a functional sense of smell to come back.