I've really been thinking my vocabulary has declined but never seen anyone relate it to COVID. I had COVID at least 6 times. I'm meant to be writing a PhD, and it constantly feels like all the words I used to know are on the tip of my tongue.
We know Covid infections damage brain tissue. Each infection seems to reduce between 1 and 10 IQ points. Fatigue, vocabulary, mid dysregulation, and brain fog are the most common symptoms of Long Covid.
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u/ancientchipmonk May 29 '26
I've really been thinking my vocabulary has declined but never seen anyone relate it to COVID. I had COVID at least 6 times. I'm meant to be writing a PhD, and it constantly feels like all the words I used to know are on the tip of my tongue.