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Dec 2021
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Radio Sweden Weekly: "I had my baby...

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Thousands of people have lost their sense of smell and taste after contracting Covid-19.

Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.

But while most recover after a few weeks, a sizeable minority are still waiting for the senses to return completely. And four Swedes we spoke to describe the horrors of developing parosmia - where scents return distorted and can smell stomach-churningly bad.

Produced and presented by Dave Russell
david.russell@sverigesradio.se

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