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Coverage dated September 23, 2026

He lost his sense of taste and smell when a car hit him — now his wife fears he's losing hope

Headline from The Oregonian

Unlike COVID-related smell loss, head trauma cases respond less reliably to scent-based retraining therapy.

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Dr. Roach: Loss of taste and smell persist in man after a car accident (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Dear Dr. Roach: My 82-year-old husband is unable to smell or taste. This has been the case since 2024, when he was hit by a car while out for a walk. He sustained a compression fracture to his spine. While…

  2. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    An 82-year-old lost all taste and smell after a car accident — now his wife is watching him slip into depression (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    A doctor explains why head trauma makes recovery far harder than COVID-related smell loss.

  3. AL.com

    He lost his sense of smell after being hit by a car — and it's slowly stealing his joy of living (opens AL.com)

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    A loss of smell after head trauma doesn't have a good prognosis, but patient should keep up with treatments that have shown promise.

  4. The Oregonian

    He lost his sense of taste and smell when a car hit him — now his wife fears he's losing hope (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Unlike COVID-related smell loss, head trauma cases respond less reliably to scent-based retraining therapy.