‘The bizarre COVID side effect no one is talking about’ video by AJ+

Parosmia has affected many people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with some people reporting that after experiencing anosmia (the loss of the sense of smell) and then recovering – an unexpected distortion eventually takes place. These distortions can be very unpleasant with sewage, rotting garbage/flesh being common. In this video from the YouTube channel AJ+, host Yara Elmjouie meets people that have been affected by this smell disorder and speaks to the experts to examine what might be causing these changes.

Video Description:

“A subset of COVID survivors are suffering from an unexpected side effect known as parosmia, a condition that causes their sense of smell to go haywire. Coffee smells like sewage and chicken smells like rotting garbage. Yara set out to learn how COVID is doing this to people, and what life is like when you smell and taste all the wrong things with no end in sight.”