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Smell and Taste is lost

2023-12-06 20:54:04
I got acute viral flu last 5 days and lost smell and taste from last 4 days. This is 6th day and still No smell. Would like to know when the smell will come back and are there any medications to get smell back?
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Answered2023-12-07 13:31:08

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Do smell retraining therapy

Answered2023-12-07 11:58:45

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Plz don't worry it will take sometime...

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