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Difficulty In Smelling, Loss Of Taste For Few Minutes, Smell And Taste Of Blood On Blowing The Nose. Cause?

hi, i am having trouble smelling or tasting at all. when i blow my nose , sometimes the smell comes back for a breief few seconds then disappear again. i also sometimes smell and taste a faint odor of blood whenever i blow my nose or sniff hard. once in awhile, which is rare, the smell comes back on its own but goes away after a short time
posted on Wed, 11 Apr 2012
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
An altered sense of taste and smell commonly occurs when there is a block/infection/inflammation in the ear, nose or throat. Uncommonly, it is seen in tumours of the brain. In addition some psychiatric disorders can also cause these symptoms. I would suggest you take steam inhalation twice to thrice a day so that any block in the ear, nose or throat can be take care of.
If there is no relief, please see a physician for an evaluation so that a proper history can be taken and a psychiatric condition can be ruled out.
Hope this helps.
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Difficulty In Smelling, Loss Of Taste For Few Minutes, Smell And Taste Of Blood On Blowing The Nose. Cause?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. An altered sense of taste and smell commonly occurs when there is a block/infection/inflammation in the ear, nose or throat. Uncommonly, it is seen in tumours of the brain. In addition some psychiatric disorders can also cause these symptoms. I would suggest you take steam inhalation twice to thrice a day so that any block in the ear, nose or throat can be take care of. If there is no relief, please see a physician for an evaluation so that a proper history can be taken and a psychiatric condition can be ruled out. Hope this helps.