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How To Get Rid Of Persisting Bleach Smell Inside Nose?
I was using bleach to clean and had a mask on 5 min into cleaning the bleach became very strong I had ventilation so I went outside and have this bleach smell in my nose and its hard to smell anything else but bleach. I can t seem to get the bleach smell out of my nose. Is this harming me or will it go away soon
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Hello!
i think the bleach has damaged a bit of your olfactory area ( smell area) , dont worry as this is reversible and will come down in 3-4 days
you can try cleaning your nose with warm salt water, it will help wash out the molecules and you will feel better.
thanks
i think the bleach has damaged a bit of your olfactory area ( smell area) , dont worry as this is reversible and will come down in 3-4 days
you can try cleaning your nose with warm salt water, it will help wash out the molecules and you will feel better.
thanks
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