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My smelling and tasting ability is weakened. is it because of side effects of some drugs?
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Smell and taste : It depends on the drugs, a small percentage of people who get a common cold will lose their sense of taste. Also head trauma may cause this. Zinc based nasal sprays have also been implicated.
Answered 8/21/2013
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