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What is parosmia, exactly?

What is parosmia, exactly?

Parosmia is a change in the normal perception of odors, like when the smell of something familiar is distorted, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Parosmia can also cause something that normally smells nice to smell bad.

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