Loss of taste and sense of smell now official symptoms of coronavirus

[Skimpot flyer]

When I was self-isolating with other mild symptoms, I experienced loss of smell/taste, in a similar way to that reported by many others

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...mell-added-to-official-symptoms-list-11990305

Loss of taste and smell are being added to the official list of symptoms for COVID-19.

Medically known as anosmia, this will now be included in the government's definition of what patients may experience when suffering with coronavirus.

 

[Tom B]

I only experienced it a few days after my positive rest result; it remains now, despite other symptoms having passed (other than extreme tiredness).

 

[Mojo]

Loss of taste

So does this mean B&M will be asked to provide a list of customers who have bought their home accessories to assist with contact tracing?

 

[Tom B]

So does this mean B&M will be asked to provide a list of customers who have bought their home accessories to assist with contact tracing?

It disappoints me that we don't have a "like" feature on this board...!

 

[Llanigraham]

Wonderful!!

No thought that one of the effects of my hay fever is my loss of taste!

 

[thejuggler]

Family members have suffered these symptons. We suspected mild Covid as beforehand they had a few aches and pains and debilitating headaches.

9 weeks later one member is still suffering and has had steroid nasal spray for a couple of weeks which is easing the problem.

 

[Qwerty133]

Wonderful!!

No thought that one of the effects of my hay fever is my loss of taste!

If it's an ongoing problem there will be no need to isolate in the same way that those with chronic coughs have not been expected to thus far.

 

[greyman42]

Wonderful!!

No thought that one of the effects of my hay fever is my loss of taste!

It can also give you a sore throat and headache.

 

[Bletchleyite]

It can also give you a sore throat and headache.

And those of us with asthma can't judge on breathing difficulties as those are par for the course.

I don't think there is any sense in being absolutist about this. You know what's par for the course with you. It's just a case of noticing things that are not par for the course, and then isolating and booking a test if you notice them.

 

[kieron]

There's a long list of symptoms for COVID-19 on the WHO web site. It says:

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Other symptoms that are less common and may affect some patients include aches and pains, nasal congestion, headache, conjunctivitis, sore throat, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell or a rash on skin or discoloration of fingers or toes. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually.

The government can decide what to include or exclude in the things it publishes, of course.

 

[Bletchleyite]

The government can decide what to include or exclude in the things it publishes, of course.

And it does need to bear in mind that medical advice is not the only horse in town. Make it too wide and the country shuts down again as everyone with hay fever or mild asthma self-isolates just in case, and the testing facilities are overwhelmed.

There won't be many colds at the moment, but all of those other things are extremely common symptoms of other things, most notably the likes of hay fever. The advantage of loss of smell/taste is that they are extremely rare (though my Mum lost her sense of smell permanently a few years ago, it does sometimes happen, often as a post-viral thing) and seem to be common in COVID.