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Hi all about 5 months age i had a flue after that i had a problem in my sense of smell i can't smell any things after that my sense of smell began to be more good and now i can smell its not seem in its original smell it be like a garlic smell ??
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Common: Altered/absent sense of smell (parosmia or cacosmia) can happen after a viral infection, can take several months to come back to normal, if not see an ENT specialist, best wishes
Answered 10/13/2019
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