Lost sense of taste and smell for 11 days now

[ninja]

Started with a cold nearly 3 weeks ago now and after about a week I was getting more and more congested and headachey so I'm guessing it turned into Sinusitis. About that time I completely lost my sense of tatse and smell, and it's still not come back.

I', still congested, although not as much as before and my ears are still not right. Also have that headache around my eyes. I've now also got a horrible cough!

I know I was exhausted and a bit run down before so a long cold could be because of that.

Is it normal to lose taste and smell for so long though?

On the plus side no snacking on cakes and chocolate!!

I would go to the Drs & get some antibiotics. You can also get a nasal wash to wash out the sinuses. Once the infection clears up you should get your sense of taste & smell back. Hope you feel better soon.

This happened to me a couple of years ago. I got antibiotics for a sinus infection but my sense of smell didn't come back for about 6 weeks. It freaked me out when I realised that my nose wasn't blocked but I still couldn't smell anything at all. I remember cleaning the loo and not being able to smell the bleach!

It did come back eventually but was very unnerving - you have my sympathy.