I lost my sense of taste and smell 20+ yrs ago (didn’t really realize it was gone until one morning I opened all the windows in the house, to cool it off, and my husband screamed at me for it. Seems a skunk had let loose outside and the smell was overpowering.)
Mostly used to it now, but I do eat a lot more spicy foods than before, just to ‘feel’ something other than bland blah on my tongue.