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A member asked:
How to deal with loss of smell and taste from afrin nasal spray?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Avoid afrin (oxymetazoline): Avoid afrin (oxymetazoline) and drink plenty of water. Hopefully the medications side effects (if indeed caused by afrin (oxymetazoline)) will eventaully resolve, and your sense of taste and smell may come back. If this persisits, see an ear nose and throat dr. For an eval. Best wishes.
Answered 12/1/2015
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