# Taste and smell wiped out. Ugh

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [July 4, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-and-smell-wiped-out-ugh/967420 "2022-07-04T20:09:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-and-smell-wiped-out-ugh/967420/21 "2022-10-18T20:29:17Z")

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Or regrowing peripheral nerves?

I had nerve damage in my hand from a poorly placed IV, and the doctor told me it would heal faster if i stimulated the nerve. So i tapped it gently, when that stopped being horrible painful.

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