t60n3May 19
Denis - The COVID info guy -

"A dad who lost his sense of taste and smell for years after catching Covid says both have been restored thanks to a specially developed chewing gum trial at the University of Nottingham in the UK."

"A 12-week study found that using super-strength flavoured chewing gums (spicy, minty, sour, and sweet) helps rebuild brain connections linked to taste and smell. Following the trial, 67% of participants reported improved smell and 83% saw improvements in taste."

Source: https://discover.swns.com/2026/05/chewing-gum-restores-dads-taste-and-smell-years-after-covid/

Chewing gum restores dadโ€™s taste and smell years after Covid

A dad who lost his sense of taste and smell for years after catching covid has had both senses restored - thanks to specially-developed chewing gum.

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May 19 at 12:21amWeb
Show threadozengMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy he should try Warheads, too
Show threadNazoMay 19

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Neat as heck!

I guess this proves that at least a significant portion of changes like this occur due to brain damage caused by SARS-COV-2?

Show threadJDMay 19
@nazokiyoubinbou @DenisCOVIDinfoguy Mass brain damage is pretty much why we are in this idiocracy right now IMHO.
Show threadTed MielczarekMay 19
@nazokiyoubinbou @DenisCOVIDinfoguy having read up on this previously, the theory is that the nerves in the nasal lining are damaged so the pathways for smell lose association. Retraining them using known smells can rebuild them.
Show threadan actual busMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy This is awesome and also I want to try the gum
Show threadPinchy63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
Science is so cool!
Show threadAxel van BergenMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy The figures look suspiciously like "2 out of 3" resp. "5 out of 6"...
Show threadMichael VilainMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy No amount of chewing gum will restore Trump's taste. Because he never had any to begin with.
Show threadHibou ChacharaMay 19
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Show threadSiestโ’ถcortaMay 19
@borisschapira
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Merci ๐Ÿค—
Show threadDr_BombayMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I lost both for 6-7 months, and used strong scent and taste to bring it back, but YEARS?? Wow
Show thread๐Ÿ๏ธใˆใ„ใ™ใพใƒปEigoSmash ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Can someone explain why would it affect his experience with spicy curry? It's not a taste. Does long COVID actually make your tongue completely numb??
Show threadTed MielczarekMay 19
@koh_kun @DenisCOVIDinfoguy covid can also make you lose your chemosensory perception. (Those receptors are not on the tongue.)
Show threadRFanciolaMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Nice but let be serious: 67% and 83% of 16 people? It doesn't make sense at all!
Show threadMWTMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy does the fact that he's a dad have anything to do with the rest of the story? is there no other useful identifier for the guy?
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Show threadLarryMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
Does eating Indian food help?
Show threadDelegateVoidMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I am honestly happy for you. My wife suffered this for a few weeks and it was torture.
I hope you fully recover! Hang in there!
Show threadStarkRGMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Yeah, because Covid causes brain damage. Also heart damage, liver damage, kidney damage, immune system damage, and, oh yeah, lung damage. Basically just total systemic damage. How the fuck did humans allow this to become normal?
Show threadGrace BennettMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Is this true? This is a major breakthrough in medicine
Show threadwhat the sigmaMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy me irl
Show threadEli the BeardedMay 19

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy

@NoveltyBot sometimes has old ads for similarly extreme chewing gums, and those prank confections are my first thought

Show threadVWestlifeMay 19
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy What about umami? Maybe Progresso should introduce soup-flavored chewing gum. They already have soup-flavored hard candy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Jb7aG5Zh4
Progresso Soup Drops - Weird Stuff in a Can # 207

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Show threadMaussagenlogikMay 20

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I've been trying to find where this was published, but I only found six about the study being registered, nothing about the results?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07498062?tab=researcher

Maybe someone else has better Google-game than me and funds the source?