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== Medical therapy ==
== Medical Therapy ==
 
* No cure for permanent anosmia
* No cure for permanent anosmia
* Treat underlying disease (in hopes of treating anosmia due to CNS or endocrine diseases)
* Treat underlying disease (in hopes of treating anosmia due to CNS or endocrine diseases)


== Pharmacotherapy ==
=== Pharmacotherapy ===
 
==== Acute Pharmacotherapies ====
=== Acute Pharmacotherapies ===
 
* Temporary anosmia:
* Temporary anosmia:
*:* [[Corticosteroid]]s
*:* [[Corticosteroid]]s
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*:* [[Antihistamine]]s
*:* [[Antihistamine]]s
*:* [[Decongestant]]s
*:* [[Decongestant]]s
 
====Chronic Pharmacotherapies====
=== Chronic Pharmacotherapies ===
 
* Supplemental vitamins for patients with vitamin deficiencies
* Supplemental vitamins for patients with vitamin deficiencies
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Symptoms]]
[[Category:Otolaryngology]]
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Primary care]]
[[Category:Needs overview]]


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Revision as of 19:40, 14 March 2013