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So I scheduled an appointment with my doctor and she checked the inside of my nostrils and saw that (especially on my left side) the membrane inside was really inflammed. She told me she thought it may have been an allergy causing the rhinitis on top of the cold. So she told me to take a Claritin every morning and gave me a sample of Nasonex to reduce the inflammation. I also noticed that my ability to smell, especially on my left side was lacking. I noticed I was not able to smell as well as I normally can. She told me this was more than likely due to the inflammation.
My question is can nasal infammation (rhinitis) cause a reduced sense of smell? And would you recomend Nasonex for this problem? Is it safe? The lack of smell is really worrying me, I can smell, just not quite like I normally can. I hear people all of the time say that they cant smell well or taste very good when they have a bad cold. This has never happened to me.View Thread
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