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I do not know if that was COVID - never tested positive, but the symptoms were like nothing before and the timing was suspicious - May 2020.

It started with nasty tickling in the throat and couple of days later my voice become extremely hoarse and soft. No sore throat, no other symptoms at this point. Did not take a test because it was not typical for COVID. Managed to get ENT appointment only 3 weeks later. By that time I did the test and it came back negative. ENT diagnosed paralysis of the right vocal cord due to the loss of function of the nerve (no visible damage on the vocal fold itself). 3 typical reasons for this are nerve damage during surgery- did not have it, malignant or benign mass pressing against the nerve - excluded by CT, and nerve damage as result of the inflammation from the viral infection, which was given to me as a diagnosis by exclusion.

The mobility of the vocal cord and voice returned after 2.5 months over a course of a week. Roughly in the middle of it I lost the sense of smell and taste completely- just for a single day.