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I am just getting over the flu (16 days) . my sense of taste is way off. why & what do i do about it?
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Patience/time: Any time you have an upper respiratory infection like the flu your sense of smell can become impaired. Smell is an integral part of taste. Just be patient and allow your body several weeks to recover from the infection and you sense of taste should come back to normal
Answered 1/18/2015
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