Why Do I Keep Smelling Rotten Milk?
If You Have Phantosmia, the Odors Can Vary from Smells That Almost Make You Sick to Really Pleasant Scents. but Most People with Phantosmia Tend to Detect Bad...
If you have phantosmia, the odors can vary from smells that almost make you sick to really pleasant scents. But most people with phantosmia tend to detect bad smells. The odors have been described as “burned," "foul," "rotten," "sewage," or "chemical." You may be smelling it from one or both of your nostrils.
What is COVID-19 parosmia?
What is parosmia? Parosmia is an unpleasant odor perception. Anosmia is the loss of smell. Both parosmia and anosmia are types of olfactory dysfunction, or problems with sense of smell, that can occur in COVID-19 infection.
Is a change in sense of smell associated with COVID-19?
More and more stories are emerging of COVID-19 patients suffering from parosmia, which distorts a person's sense of smell. Many people report food smelling like garbage or sewage.