Category: COVID-19
Question: Hi I dont know if its paranoia but I still need to ask Is it possible to experience loss of smell without noticing Is it also possible to have loss of smell without loss of taste Okay so I have chest pain and cough a while back but its all cleared up now Then I concluded in my mind that even if it was Covid as long as Im fine now after 14days everything is okay but then I read an article yesterday about how Covid 19 can lead to brain complications and how the olfactory route can be a channel for the virus to get into the brainHyposmia Then I started trying to track my days of being sick if I remember smelling I remember smelling a lot of things but I cant remember which day I smelt this different things It started on Sunday and I remember smelling somethings until Tuesday morning I couldnt remember anything about Wednesday or Thursday but I remember smelling on Friday I cant also remember for Saturday but I know I smelt on Sunday too like that sha So now my question is that is it possible for my loss of smell to be disappearing periodically within that 14 days  Also if your loss of smell is gone it has to do with the nerves there right How long would it take for the smell to come back Naturally I know I smelt a lot of things o and Im its very much possible I smelt on the days I cant remember too because I was eating well and I didnt experience loss of taste but Im just scared I remember washing my hand with soap a couple of times and I could smell it perfectly but I just dont know which days I did 
Lastly if the virus now finds it self to the brain is it possible to have brain complications without noticing Is it also possible to have brain complications weeks after full recovery I know my question is really long but Im just really worried and Ill appreciate a well detailed explanationresponse Thank you so much 
Answer: Hi 

Whew it is indeed a long and detailed question 

So heres the thingthere are still quite a lot of things not known about COVID however its unlikely you couldnt smell without noticing it especially of you didnt notice any change in your sense of taste Meanwhile these complications as you have mentioned are not the most common ones therefore arent very common 
Its possible for one to get stressed over  ones exposure or about a lot of these nondescript complaints 

Brain complications is very vague and although neurological symptoms from COVID exist they are usually in the form of headaches confusion and less commonly stokes 

My advice really to you is to stop worrying about unlikely brain complications of a disease you dont even know for a fact if your havehad however ensure you continue to wear a mask when out in the public practice social distancing and maintain hand hygiene 

Cheers