What are some of the taste symptoms of COVID-19?

Folks with COVID can have a reduced sense of taste (hypogueusia); a distorted sense of taste, in which everything tastes sweet, sour, bitter or metallic (dysgeusia); or a total loss of all taste (ageusia), according to the study.

Is it normal that I develop loss of taste or smell after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?

If you develop a new loss of taste or smell after getting the vaccine, it is likely because you were exposed to COVID or another virus shortly before or after getting the vaccine.

Why do I Smell a metallic smell?

Everywhere you go, you are surrounded by the metallic smell that plagues you. You may find that the foods that you eat and the beverages that you consume all have a metallic taste. Regardless of the air fresheners, perfumes, and even the mouthwashes that you use, the metallic smell persists.

Why do I have a metallic taste in my mouth?

Multivitamin and mineral supplements can also trigger changes in smell and taste. Once you stop taking the medication, the metallic smell usually goes away. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy treatment for cancer can bring on a metallic or bitter taste, as can certain kinds of cancer of the head and neck.

Why do my hands smell like metal when I wash them?

Your first instinct may be to assume that you’re smelling metal that rubbed off onto your hands. However, a 2006 study published in a journal from the German Chemical Society found that the metallic smell is actually a type of body odor that emerges when certain oils in the skin break down after contact with metal objects or metallic chemicals.

Why do I smell something that’s not there?

Brief episodes of phantom smells or phantosmia — smelling something that’s not there — can be triggered by temporal lobe seizures, epilepsy, or head trauma.