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I completely lost my sense of smell for a year at least due to

NasalCrom. An allergist told me I'd be very lucky if it ever came back

at all, and he said what happened to me was (then) a common " side

effect " of NasalCrom, and also said it shouldn't even be on the market.

Eventually, smell gradually did come back, but for a couple years it was

very weirdly unreliable. I'd smell things that weren't there, and not

smell things that were. And some things smelt like something else

entirely. Even that has improved gradually, but it has taken a long,

long time.

I am really glad to have the heads up about Zicam, as I doubt my sense

of smell could take another total wipeout. And being without it was

really awful. I was very lucky.

sol

C. Mannelli, Ed.D. wrote:

> I learned the hard way, that Zicam, nasal zinc spray, can permanently

> destroy your olfactory (smell) receptors. There were many law suits about

> this, yet Zicam is still on the market and I doubt there is a warning.

>

> That is when I did a search and found out that it has been long known that

> zinc touching any nasal sensory receptors, kills them Why would a zinc spray

be made when zinc is known

> to destroy nasal receptors?