Why can't I taste or smell at all after a cold?

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Your lose of taste and smell may be due to a virus that caused the cold. Some claim steroid shots may...

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I cant smell or taste anything?WHY?

I have been battling a sinus infection for over a month.Im just about over it.The only thing left is the inside of my nose hurts and i have lost the ability to smell or taste.I used alot of nose sprays this past month,along with salt and warm water flushes...

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Don't worry about it, most people who have had a sinus infection say the same thing but if you're still...

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I had a cold for the last week and cant taste or smell ?

I started out with a sore throat, stuffy nose, cough etc. I didn't really take anything because i'm pregnant. I drank chamomille tea with honey and lemon for my sore throat and I thought I just suffer through this cold. Well for 3 days now I can't smell...

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If its a cold let it run its course and drink alot of hot liquids be sure to hawk and spit your phlegm...

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Why cant i smell and taste from a sinus infection still?

Im just getting over a sinus infection and all my issues are just about gone.The only thing left is that i cant smell or taste anything and its scaring me!Its been 5 days!Is it normal for this to jappen and what can i do?I have a thyroid issue so i cant...

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The same thing happened to my mom but she hasn't had a sense of smell for nearly a year except for the...

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I am fighting a sinus infection.Why cant i smell or taste anything?

For 2 months i have been battling a Sinus Infection.Meds,antibiotics,nasal sprays,neti pots.All symptoms are gone,pretty much.They were headaches,facial pressure,nose pain,stuffy head,dizziness. Im currently on a sinus nebulizer,which you inhale the...

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It's just that the tissues are so inflamed that just inhaling air feels like the inside of your nose...

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Why does deep into my nose into eye hurt so much and i cant smell or taste?

have been fighting a sinus infection for 6 weeks now.Face pressure,headaches,dizziness.Ive been on antibiotics,sprays,meds,netipot,and a mist nebulizer. All these symptoms are gone. But now i cant smell or taste a thing,after 2 weeks. My left upper nose...

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You probably do have a lot of mucous build up. My daughter gets it all the time but it's so far up she...

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You can't smell because the blood vessels in your nose are all swelled up.

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PLEASE HELP! i cant smell or taste a thing :'( doctors or nurses answer if you can?

two weeks ago i had (i believe) laryngitus, i lost my voice and only had some occasional pain in my throat, after regaining my voice (after about 5 days of symptoms), the infection seemed to move down to my chest, where i began coughing and coughing...

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its probably just a temporary side effect of your illness, but instead of talking about it on here,...

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I cant taste or smell anything!?

I cant taste or smell anything. My sinuses are a little plugged up but with some sinus spray it clears it up but doesn't fix the smell or taste problem. This has been going on for 4 days now. How do I clear it up so i can taste again?

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THIS IS YOUR CHANCE BRO Eat all that healthy crap! Its good for you and tastes like nothing!!! AND CLEAN...

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Help!!!! Cant taste or smell anything after sinus infection!!!?

Hi I am 19 years of age and currently taking antibiotics for a pretty bad sinus infection. I have been sick for 7 days now and on the 2nd day of being sick I lost my sense of smell and taste!!! I can only smell certain things but its very hard for me...

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about 80%of the "taste" is actually part of the sense os smell. With the swelling and the...

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