(John Leicester/AP, FILE)Types of smell lossThere are two types of loss of smell that people experience from COVID-19: acute and chronic. Story continuesHowever, this genetic risk factor only increased the odds of losing sense of smell by 11%, meaning some people who had the genes didn’t lose their sense of smell, and vice versa. Holzel, who had lost her sense of smell from 2016 to 2019, now coaches people who have lost their sense of smell due to Covid-19. Sindwani said it’s very rare for COVID-19 patients to not regain their sense of smell. “It’s not until it’s lost that we recognize how important it is.”How does COVID-19 cause people to lose sense of smell?

Source: ABC News January 23, 2022 23:16 UTC