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Having cough and blockage in nose
I am having lot of cough and sneeze and while coughing my ear is also paining...and I has lost my smell ...and my taste is good only..is it required to take rapid test immediately or shall I wait ...suffering from cold last 3 days and lost smell today only ...taste is fine onlyy...
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Get rtpcr test done
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Dr. Shreya Mahendra
ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Most times with cold and nose block, u may have reduced smell, but preferably safe to get a rtpcr test done
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
Better to do rapid test.
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steam inhalation
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