With COVID-19, the smell disappears suddenly and is unexpectedly restored in full after 1-2 weeks.
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We are in our nose nerve cells, known as olfactory sensory neurons.
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Scientists from Harvard Medical School suggest that the virus does not damage the olfactory neurons themselves, but it is rather « auxiliary » cells that surround them – crustacularini and basal cells.
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To return the smell after transferred infection, polyvitamins, abundant drink, as well as the use of vasoconstrictor droplets and salt spray for irrigation of the nose cavity are helped.
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High content in salts of selenium – powerful antioxidant, which, along with zinc and vitamin D, is considered an effective antiviral agent, it also makes it possible to ensure rapid recovery after the disease.