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I bumped my head this morning and a few hours later i realized i can`t smell or taste anything--are the events related?

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Dr. Reza Shirazi answered

Specializes in Radiation Oncology

Stuffed up nose: More common reason is probably stuffed up nose. Like when you catch a cold and you can not taste or smell food. Other less likely explanation can be damage to cribriform plate, a bony structure that nerves responsible for your sense of smell runs through may explain this. Sense of smell is significantly important in tasting. However the blow needs to be quite significant to cause this.

Answered 3/26/2013

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