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What Causes Variation In Smelling Sensation?

I m having trouble with smells. I used vicks vapor spray 4 a stuffy nose for 4 months everyday twice a day. Now nothing smells normal it si either a sickening sweet smell or really bad. The past couple weeks I started smelling a camp fire smell an a kerosene smell I feel dumb I m not sure what s going on please help!
Wed, 22 Apr 2020
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Hello,

You may be suffering from parosmia and phantosmia. Probably due to cold with polyps or sinusitis. Other possibilities rarely viral infection, head injury and parkinson's disease etc.

Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Avoid allergens, use water vapour inhalation thrice a day, and salt water gargling thrice a day.

Use tablet lecope-AD twice a day for five days. If symptoms not improved please consult with your ENT specialist he will examine and treat you accordingly.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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What Causes Variation In Smelling Sensation?

Hello, You may be suffering from parosmia and phantosmia. Probably due to cold with polyps or sinusitis. Other possibilities rarely viral infection, head injury and parkinson s disease etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Avoid allergens, use water vapour inhalation thrice a day, and salt water gargling thrice a day. Use tablet lecope-AD twice a day for five days. If symptoms not improved please consult with your ENT specialist he will examine and treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu