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Loss of smell
I had a fever of 100.4F and acute headache 3 days back that lasted one day. Now I feel heaviness in the head and my sense of smell is gone but no fever or cough. I have tried steaming and hot compress on the head.
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Please visit an ENT and get it examined.
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Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
13 yrs exp
Delhi
Looking like sinus infection.u need conservative management first followed by evaluation with CT scan
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Dr. Sandeep Arora
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
14 yrs exp
Delhi
Could be because of sinusitis
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Consult online for proper history and treatment
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Steam inhalation twice daily
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Dr. Sushma Patil
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
20 yrs exp
Bangalore
Don't take loss of smell very easily. Need to be treated properly.
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Dr. Rajen Patel
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
26 yrs exp
Surat
acute viral infection with any type sometimes causes loss of smell and taste
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consult online with proper history
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go for blood investigation to confirm type of infection
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Dr. Kaushik Sutradhar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello,
Heaviness in the head and loss of sense of smell with a preceding history of fever (temp was 100 degree F) and acute headache may be indicative of acute sinus infection .
Steam inhalation and hot compress are good supportive measures but you need a proper nasal evaluation.
Occasionally loss of sense of smell is linked to polyps occuring inside the nasal cavity in allergic sinus problems. For that a CT scan may be required to asses the degree of polyps.
A consultation is mandatory for proper treatment.
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Consultation
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