Got a cold? DON'T USE ZICAM.

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Leaving You Senseless?

Last Update: 6/26/2007 4:55 pm

By Investigator Lisa Fletcher
ABC15.com

You're sick with a cold and desperate to feel better.

You buy an over-the-counter remedy and trust it's safe.

But this popular homeopathic spray - called Zicam - is not approved by the FDA for safety or effectiveness.

Carolyn Chingros is one of hundreds of people who claim they used it and it destroyed their sense of taste and smell.

"I squirted it in my nose and as soon as I did I just literally hit the floor. It was such a burning pain like I had never experienced, my whole face felt like it was on fire."

Shortly after, she went to her doctor. "He said Zicam should not be on the market and then he took my hands and said I'm so sorry. I said what do you mean 'I'm so sorry' and he said you have permanent nerve damage."

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So yeah, don't use this shit, unless you want to risk losing 2 of your 5 senses for the rest of your life.