The pandemic had already wiped away so much that had once seemed certain: that children would go to school, that some adults would go to work in offices, that families could gather together for holidays. Nutritional Compounds to Improve Post-Exercise Recovery, The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Pediatric Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: A Narrative Review, Casein Lactose-Glycation of the Maillard-Type Attenuates the Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Casein Hydrolysate to IEC-6 Cells with Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation, Immunonutrition and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children with Obesity, Effects of COVID-19 on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Small, D.M. If people have stopped using these products during quarantine (or are using them less often), it gives microbes a chance to re-colonize. Like Edelmira Rivera, millions of people worldwide have suffered changes to their sense of smell or taste after contracting COVID-19. One study says it happens to at least 25% of people who catch SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. ; Schirinzi, A.; Palmieri, G.; Pozzessere, P.; Procacci, V.; Di Comite, M.; Ciavarella, D.; et al. Every day during lockdown, Waters, the MUSE founder, says she used some kind of scent, whether it was perfume, incense, or a candle. Instead of coming into contact with dozens or hundreds of other people per day during our commutes, jobs, and recreational activities, we're at home with a handful of people at most. In one experiment, Callewaert had a stinky identical twin wash under his arms with antibacterial soap for four days, then gave him the bacteria from the armpits of his less-smelly twin brother. ; Favina, A.; Najjuka, S.M. This is the first. See further details. . ; Roebber, J.K.; Dvoryanchikov, G.; Makhoul, V.; Roper, S.D. Now doctors are seeing some of those patients experience extremely unpleasant smells. At this time, we don't know for sure if there is fecal-oral spread or not. Ho, C.Y. Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions as a clinical presentation of mild-to-moderate forms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A multicenter European study. Q. ; Cheung, V.; et al. Philpott says that while 90% of people are getting their smell back within a couple of weeks after infection, it can take up to three years for others like me. ; Yuen, K.Y. ; Hummel, T. Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management. We have been very strict with the quarantine and social distance because I have an asthma issue, he said.