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Loss of odor is a common symptom of Covid-19, and infected people still report that some odors have changed permanently after recovery. They also claim that the loss and change of sense of smell affected their sex life.
Parosmia, a condition that changes your sense of smell, can make a pleasant smell unpleasant. People who suffer from parosmia say that their partners have become repulsive because of that, and sex is less attractive, even when they are in the mood. Kisses are also problematic for them, because they think that the smell of their own breath is bad.
“It’s something that affects your relationship with yourself, with others, with your social life, with your intimate relationships,” Dr. Duika Burgess Watson told the New York Times.
Samantha LaLiberte (35) stated that she can no longer tolerate the smell of her husband.
“We’re not too intimate right now,” she admitted.
LaLiberte was infected with Covid-19 seven months before parosmia, indicating that symptoms may appear unexpectedly after recovery.
Jessica Emmett, 36, told the New York Times that she had Covid-19 twice – the last time in October. But she still has parosmia and says that her partner’s breath smells unpleasant.
“We don’t kiss passionately and spontaneously anymore,” she said.
Initially, anosmia or loss of odor was a mysterious symptom of Covid-19. But as more and more people became infected, it became more common.
People who lost this sense tried to regain it by eating burnt oranges with brown sugar. Otolaryngologists said that it was not effective, but they also said that modern medicine did not try many treatments.
Dr. Richard Dottie, director of the Center for Smell and Taste at the University of Pennsylvania, said that people with anosmia regain their sense of smell in a few months. He advises you to “practice” this sense by smelling strong scents and thinking about your memory of that smell. This exercise can affect the neural connections that are associated with smell.
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