Patients typically regain their sense of smell over the course of weeks, USA TODAY has reported.Įxperts caution that there is no scientific evidence that consuming a burnt orange mixed with brown sugar can restore one's senses after temporary losing them. Researchers have found that SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of COVID-19, attacks the cells that support smell-detecting neurons. USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook user for comment.įact check: 2020 has been more deadly in the US compared with recent years Experts say remedy is unlikely to help The user included photos of the process and encouraged others to keep trying the remedy even if results aren't noticeable after the first try. 20 Facebook post with over 14,000 shares. "Well, today I tried it and to my surprise it worked." A couple of people sent me a TikTok of cooking an orange until it basically bursts open and peeling it and mixing it with brown sugar and eating it to regain those senses," reads a Dec. "I lost my smell and taste when I had covid at the beginning of November. The online claims emerged after TikTok users started a viral trend that many claim to be a Jamaican remedy of burning an orange on an open flame and consuming the flesh of the fruit with brown sugar mixed into it. Social media users claim to have a recipe that will restore senses for those who are experiencing a loss of taste or anosmia, a temporary loss of smell, after contracting the virus. It is now one of the most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19. Medical groups representing ear, nose and throat specialists warned early on in the pandemic that loss of a sense in smell or taste is a symptom of the coronavirus. Watch Video: Coronavirus: Loss of smell, taste may be new systems of virus The claim: Eating a baked orange mixed with brown sugar will help you regain sense of taste and smell
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