Loss of taste and smell in cold is caused by pathogen infection, resulting in congestion and edema of nasal mucosa, increased secretion and thus poor communication of smell, as well as weakening of the sensitivity of taste nerves, which can be restored through medication and physical therapy. 1. Medication: first determine the type of cold, such as virus-induced colds should be treated with antiviral drugs such as ribavirin tablets and acyclovir tablets under the guidance of a doctor. Bacteria-induced colds should be treated with antibiotics such as cefadroxil capsules and norfloxacin capsules under the guidance of a doctor. 2. Physical therapy: such as using hot towels to apply hot compresses to the nose, drink more water to promote the sweat and urine discharge to relieve the cold, and when the cold gets better, the sense of taste and smell can also be restored. Don’t be alarmed when you lose your sense of taste and smell during a cold, as this is a normal physiological phenomenon caused by colds. This is a normal physiological phenomenon caused by colds. You should go to the hospital for examination, analyze the cause of the disease and treat it in time, and your sense of taste and smell will be restored naturally after your cold gets better.