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Scientists discover why some people still can’t taste food after COVID-19

More than 90% of 1,352 participants said vaccination left persistent smell and taste symptoms unchanged, researchers reported.

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Scientists have uncovered a possible explanation for why some people struggle to taste food more than a year after recovering from COVID-19. By examining taste buds from patients with lingering symptoms, researchers discovered molecular abnormalities that weaken the signals responsible for detecting sweet, bitter, and savory flavors.

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Researchers have found molecular and structural differences in the taste buds of patients with permanent taste loss after coronavirus.

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Some people continue to have problems with the perception of food taste even more than a year after infection with COVID-19. Researchers have identified changes in taste buds, which could explain the persistence of this symptom.

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Loss of taste after VOCID-19 may persist for more than a year in some people. A new study has identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds, which could explain why certain tastes are perceived harder even after removal of the virus from the body. A team of researchers from Colorado Anschutz University [...] Article Loss of taste after VOCID-19: researchers discovered changes in taste buds first appeared in Sibiu 100.

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Some people continue to have problems with the perception of food taste even more than a year after infection with COVID-19. Researchers have identified changes in taste buds, which could explain the persistence of this symptom.

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Science Daily broke the news in Encinitas, United States on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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