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What Causes An Altered Sense Of Smell?

My husband says that he has a smell an odor if you will that he s constantly smelling it s not in the house so it s not in the clothes he said he has trimmed his nose hairs but he s smelling it and almost tasting this putrid odor he does have COPD and asthma we were wondering if this is another area of concern
Mon, 27 Nov 2017
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Altered sense of smell as per your query seems to be due to condition called phantosmia and could be due to oral infection, sinusitis i.e inflammation of sinuses, and glossopharyngeal nerve dysfunction and could be due to side effects of certain medications. I would suggest you to maintain proper oral hygiene. You should take proper antibiotic an and anti-inflammatory medication course to suppress sinus infection. Take diet rich in zinc supplements as that will recover taste. chew on sugar free candies. You should visit neurologist once as well and take medications which lower down autoimmune or nervous system disorder if it is due to nerve dysfunction. Make use of oral corticosteroids as well because if it's due to any allergy it will resume back taste.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Dentist,  Dr. Harry Maheshwari's  Response
Altered sense of smell as per your query seems to be due to condition called phantosmia and could be due to oral infection, sinusitis i.e inflammation of sinuses, and glossopharyngeal nerve dysfunction and could be due to side effects of certain medications. I would suggest you to maintain proper oral hygiene. You should take proper antibiotic an and anti-inflammatory medication course to suppress sinus infection. Take diet rich in zinc supplements as that will recover taste. chew on sugar free candies. You should visit neurologist once as well and take medications which lower down autoimmune or nervous system disorder if it is due to nerve dysfunction. Make use of oral corticosteroids as well because if it's due to any allergy it will resume back taste.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes An Altered Sense Of Smell?

Altered sense of smell as per your query seems to be due to condition called phantosmia and could be due to oral infection, sinusitis i.e inflammation of sinuses, and glossopharyngeal nerve dysfunction and could be due to side effects of certain medications. I would suggest you to maintain proper oral hygiene. You should take proper antibiotic an and anti-inflammatory medication course to suppress sinus infection. Take diet rich in zinc supplements as that will recover taste. chew on sugar free candies. You should visit neurologist once as well and take medications which lower down autoimmune or nervous system disorder if it is due to nerve dysfunction. Make use of oral corticosteroids as well because if it s due to any allergy it will resume back taste. Hope your concern has been resolved. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari