Retrieved 2026-04-20
An August analysis of 267 people who lost smell and taste at least two years ago found the majority either fully (38.2%) or partially (54.3%) recovered their ability to smell and taste
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It was too much work to take it out and set it up every time he wanted to watch reruns, so he just read books instead
