COVID is known to cause changes in taste, and they can linger even after other symptoms have resolved.

When COVID-19 began spreading across the world, one of its most unusual symptoms quickly came into focus: the sudden disappearance of taste. People described coffee tasting like hot water or their ...

Researchers identify a reduction in the PLCβ2 protein as the cause for long-term sweet, bitter, and umami taste loss in post-COVID patients.

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Even after the virus disappears, some people continue to experience altered taste. New research ...

Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 infection. The study, published ...

I am a 49-year-old woman who recently had COVID. When I was sick with it, I lost my sense of taste and smell. I no longer have COVID, but I still have a stuffy nose with no sense of taste or smell.

Most people who contract COVID-19 recover from their symptoms within days or weeks. However, for some people, the illness turns from a viral infection into a long-term chronic condition called long ...