Does COVID make things taste bitter?
- Does COVID make things taste bitter?
We have five basic tastes sweet, sour, salty, bitter and 'savoury' (called umami) which are not normally affected when we lose our sense of smell because they are detected with the tongue. However, there is evidence that in COVID true taste can be affected as well as smell.
- How common is Hyposmia?
According to the National Institutes of Health, 12% of adults in the United States have some loss of their sense of smell. This issue becomes more common with age.