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Covid positive
I was having blocked nose from 3rd december n on 5th noon i experienced loss of taste n smell,no fever except than mild cough,on 6th i started azi500,montek lc for 5 days on dr consultation,i also gave covid sample on 7th n found it to be positive on 8th.
I have developed no other symptom so far,my medicine stopped on 11 december,however loss of smell n taste,blocked nose is still persistent.
Oxygen remains around 97-99.
When cane i come out of home isolation.
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
29 yrs exp
Bangalore
If your loss of smell and taste do not recover by Christmas Eve, please meet an ENT Surgeon for a proper clinical evaluation. If you are in Bangalore, you are welcome to drop in to our diagnostic center, Y S Desai Specialty Healthcare, in Basaveshwaranagar, and let me help you out personally.
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Dr. Divya B
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Loss of smell and taste can persist for sometime.
Please be under isolation for 2 weeks so as to not infect others.
You can continue taking Montek LC for another 10 days.
If your blocked nose still persists, then consul online.
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take a multivitamin tablet once a day
Do steam inhalation twice a day
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Dr. Rajen Patel
Head and Neck Surgeon
26 yrs exp
Surat
Consult online with pic of nose from nostril side close view and proper history with video call for better understanding of problem
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Some reports like CT scan may be required
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