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Asked for male, 37 years old from Dehradun
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General Physician•Delhi
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The decreased ability to taste certain types of foods is known medically as hypogeusia .Sometimes, having a cold, sinus infection, strep throat, or upper respiratory infection can result in a decrease in taste sensation. Let's have a detailed discussion to ensure proper treatment.
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General Physician•Delhi
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Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. Anosmia may be temporary or permanent. It differs from hyposmia which is a decreased sensitivity to some or all smells. Let's have a detailed discussion to ensure proper treatment plan.
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Asked for male, 20 years old from Mumbai
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ENT Specialist•Jaipur
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Sudden anosmia is unlikely due to use of dettol on your mask. I would suggest you to to wait for a few days as a transient loss usually reverses in a few days. Do not panic. Incase it persists, you could consult us for further treatment.
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Asked for female, 28 years old from Delhi
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The complete loss of smell is called anosmia. Without your sense of smell, food tastes different, you can't smell the scent of a flower, and you could find yourself in a dangerous situation. Nasal congestion from a cold, allergy, sinus infection, or poor air quality is the most common cause of anosmia. If it is severe in your condition then it can be discussed over a call or video meeting.
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Thanks for connecting with me. As per the latest update losing sense of smell and flavor may be a hidden symptom of coronavirus, but it is not proven yet. Other symptom are there too to find out the positive case of mentioned disease. Please provide us more information related to your health issue so, I can suggest you the better treatment, you contact call me over a call for detailed discussion.
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Homeopath•Vadodara
First we have to find out the cause like. If you have nasal polyps or sinusitis or similar conditions.
Then will be able to suggest right treatment.
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Hi, I am a 16 year old female who has been experiencing issues with sense of smell for the past year. For some reason, I have been smelling an extremely unpleasant and acrid burning smell which seems to be coming from absolutely nowhere. I made sure to check around my house to see if I could find a possible source of the smell, but found nothing. It is unlike anything i've ever smelt before - it kind of smells similar to a gas leak or cigarette smoke. At first, I was concerned that it might be the early symptoms of a stroke or epilepsy however, I ruled that out after not experiencing any further symptoms of the following illnesses, not to mention that, I do not have any past experiences of these disorders nor any relatives who I could have inherited it from. I did some research online, and found a smelling disorder which seems to very similarly describe what i'm experiencing - known as phantosmia. I have considered going to my gp, but I am afraid I will not be taken seriously because i’ve been told smelling disorders are such a complicated thing to diagnose, and a lot of doctors tend to write it off as a psychiatric problem instead of offering any medical assistance, since there are’t any visible signs as to what it could be. I’m unsure of what to do, which is why I decided to ask a professional online to see if there could be something done about this – it is really impacting my life, as it makes me unable to enjoy meals or taste anything, is generally uncomfortable to experience, and is even impacting on some of my personal relationships as a lot of family members do not believe that what i’m experiencing is real. Is there any way for this to be treated? Or, will I have to deal with this for the rest of my life? Will I end up losing my sense of smell if I don't do anything about this?

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Homeopathy Doctor•Kolkata
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Hello . yes this is called olfactory hallucination or phantosmia . But don't worry, this can be cured with proper homoeopathic treatment . For further treatment you can ask me through private questions. .
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Homeopath•Vadodara
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The best possible solution is homoeopathic treatment.
You can consult me at Lybrate for homoeopathic treatment.
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