Day 1 & 2 I could eat but it was bland. Day 3 I got a foul smell and taste instead of the foods real taste. Most sweet things like yogurt, fruit, toast aren't so bad but I haven't eaten a meal in a week. It all smells and tastes the exact same. can't be near food and cant walk through town without feeling sick at every smell including cigarettes, perfume so I can't socialise and I've lost a lot of weight already. took antibiotics for ulcers presumed tonsillitis on day 2 also. What's happening :(
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July 12, 2017
Answer: Altered sense of smell after septorhinoplasty
Matthew Brace, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon, Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
After a septoplasty and turbinate surgery is normal to have swelling in the nasal and pharynx area, and this swelling can obstruct a little the Eustachian tube, and the symptoms are the headache or pressure, dizziness, the popping on the ears when you open or close the mouth, and hearing p...
There are many variables that not go into the healing process after a rhinoplasty or a septoplasty. Thick skin takes longer to heal. The technique performed on the inside of the nose, especially in the tip will determine the length of swelling as well. An incision across the columella wi...