Other Names:
Loss of sense of smell

Symptoms:
One does not detect odors. This can occur either temporarily or regularly.

Cause:
This occurs when one has a cold or rhinitis (nasal inflammation, resulting from colds or allergy).

But when it is chronic, then it has one of several causes: a lack of zinc in the diet, an injury, a tumor, or a stroke. Zinc will not help in those cases.

Treatment:
• Take 30-60—generally 50 mg—of zinc, 3 times a day.