Did you take medicine to treat the infection( antibiotics and a decongestant )?
Do you suffer from chronic sinusitis?
Untreated chronic sinus infection can be along with polyps, a reason for blocking your sense of smell.
If you have sinus infection, you should visit an etn doctor and take a therapy for clearing up your sinuses.
Some people that have been using Nasonex are complaining for loss of sense of smell and taste.
Upper respiratory tract infection and nasal obstruction due to sinus disease and polyps are two of three main reasons for loss of smell and taste.
A smell loss after a cold is usually experienced and some people will regain the ability to smell, but others will have a permanent loss. Smell loss due to nasal obstruction usually in the form of nasal and sinus polyps usually occurs gradually and will come and go, often in relation to an increase in sinusitis symptoms.