I've been ill since beginning if November with various coughs/colds etc and just getting one after the other. Had this current cough and cold for maybe 9 days, it seems to be getting worse and it's been a very tickly cough with now a lot of pressure in my ears and sinuses. For 2 days now ive had zero sense of smell, even when my nose isnt blocked I can smell and taste nothing. I'm very worried as I have been using a decongestant spray to help me sleep at night (if I dont I snore and I sleep with my 2 children so would wake them). I know I need to wean off the decongestant spray but was hoping to wait until I was feeling a bit better as currently feel horrendous but I'm panicking that using the nasal spray for so long has damaged my nose. Has anyone else had a cold that took away their sense of smell and did it come back? Or has anyone else had a decongestant do the same?
Panicking I'll not taste Christmas dinner and that I'll never taste anything again!