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I woke up and can no longer smell. unless its right to my nose and the smell is strong,. otherwise no smell what so ever. what happened?
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ThisDon'tSmellRight: If you haven't recently had a bad cold or sinus infection,or banged your head pretty hard, & nothing drips out of your nostrils and you don't do lots of coke or snort anything else, then you might consider being examined by an ENT specialist if this lack of smell lasts longer than a week or two.Your sense of taste will probably also be decreased. It's a perfect time to clean the septic tank...
Answered 8/1/2015
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