A male asked:
5 year old suddenly super sensitive to smells, eg banana, perfume, air outside. what could this be?
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Dr. Oscar Novick answered
58 years experience Pediatrics
Smell sensitive: Your child may have developed an allergy or some kind of neurlogical disorder. See a pediatric neurologist and/or a pediatric allergist.
Answered on Oct 16, 2014
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