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A member asked:
Desperate - my ability to taste sweets has been gone for almost a week. i have a bad cold or sinus infection. when will normal taste return?
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After sinus recovers: It is not uncommon to lose taste function with a sinus infection and I would expect the function will return once the sinus infection becomes under control However be sure you are getting the right antibiotic for the sinus.
Answered 3/22/2020
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