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COVID affected taste and ‘Paxlovid mouth’ sounds disgusting: What causes dysgeusia
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COVID affected taste and ‘Paxlovid mouth’ sounds disgusting: What causes dysgeusia

by Sarah Hellewell,  The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Loss or alteration of taste (dysgeusia) is a common symptom of COVID. It’s also a side effect of several illnesses and medications, including Paxlovid, the new antiviral medication to treat COVID infection. Although it affects fewer than 6% of people who are given Paxlovid, some report a “horrible” taste that came...