Ed,
Thanks for your personal experiences with Zicam. You confirmed what the
warning was about; "...everything tasted bad or had no taste...".
Interesting the way each affected you.
Glad your taste came back. Unfortunately, sounds like it didn't for some
others.
Herb
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Edmund Conen <conen@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I've been using the Zicam nasal gel for a few years and am very happy with
> it -when used as directed-. It does seem to work, for me.
>
> If you get it too far up your nose, or 'snort' or 'sniff' hard while it is
> still in place (you're supposed to leave it in for 15-30 seconds then blow
> it out) you -will- feel a burning sensation in the sinuses, but I never had
> a problem with loss of smell or taste and the burning subsided fairly
> quickly.
>
> I will gladly use the nasal gel again if it's available.
>
> With that said, this winter I could not find the gel and bought the "Oral
> Mist". That stuff I really hated! Tasted terrible and after using it a few
> days everything tasted bad or had no taste; BUT, it was temporary and taste
> and smell were back to normal a few days after I quit using the Zicam "Oral
> Mist".
>
> I would gladly use the nasal gel again, but not the oral mist.
>
> Ed in NC
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