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Sneezing, smells and noses

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The Unnatural Effects of Decongestant Nasal Spray

William Wordsworth, Michael Hutchins of In excess and Kathy Klugsten are all anosmic. They do indeed lack a sense of smell. Chrissy Kelly was diagnosed with osmia when she lost her sense of smell after overusing decongestant nasal spray. She went through a 'difficult period' for nine months before finding out what it is to have no sense of smell at all. But now we live in a different world where people do know what an osmia is.

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