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Can colds or allergies cause loss of smell?
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Yes.: Not the first cold or the first allergy. But over time getting chronic allergies and colds irritates the nasal mucosa and ends up slowly killing the olfactory cells which are responsible for smell which are located in the upper part of the nasal mucosa.
Answered 6/20/2014
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Yes.: Because of Nasal Congestion either from Infection or Allergy, one looses or reduces sense of smell. Therefore you may notice the food also does not taste the same.
Answered 6/20/2014
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