Loss of smell and tate

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Asked for Male, 24 Years

Hi , My brother had a fever a week ago . Now he is not having a fever but he loss his taste and smell ability from 2 day . We are worry a bit as because of lock down not able to go for the check up. Is this a covid19 ..?

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Dr. Sandeep Arora

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 14 yrs exp Delhi

Loss of smell and taste could be because of blocked nose Any history of travel or contact with any suspect? Doesn’t seems because of covid

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Kindly consult telephonically on audio or video chat for further history and treatment

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Steam inhalation twice daily

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Dr. Dushyant Khedikar

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 24 yrs exp Pune

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Hi good morning. Can you elaborate more on fever. Sudden loss of smell is among the atypical symptoms of COVID. Till now the statistics are not known exactly but it is seen in some patients with covid.

Next Steps

do chest x-ray and CBCbas of now.