I seem to recall that happening to me to a certain extent. Smelling coffee
or bread baking, then when I came to taste it - nothing. The fact that you
have olfaction though, really is good news.

I can tell you I drank far too much when I was anosmic for the numbing
effect (and it helped) but I would tell you to watch out. The units can
creep up.

Mick


On 09/07/2009 16:39, "Chris" <cxthom@...> wrote:

> Mick: Yeah, the booze helps.. So weird cause I can smell it fine, but then it
> goes in the mouth and not much happens. It's like the front door of my nose is
> open but the back door is shut.
>
> --- In anosmia@yahoogroups.com, Mick O'Hare <Mick.O'Hare@...> wrote:
>>
>> Very little research Chris, most of which is dedicated to the causes rather
>> than treatment of anosmia. You've seen the stuff I have and there's not a
>> lot beyond that.
>>
>> Hope the Maker's mark helped. I just finished a bottle of that which I
>> bought at Dulles airport last year. Think I can get it in London so must go
>> searching.
>>
>> Mick
>>
>>
>> On 08/07/2009 21:51, "Chris" <cxthom@...> wrote:
>>
>>> So I went to the ENT today after having hyposmia for about 6 weeks now
>>> following a URI. After having read everything there is to read about the
>>> condition (I'm something of a hypochondriac at the best of times) on the
>>> Web,
>>> I was prepared for the ENT verdict, but admittedly somewhat surprised when
>>> he
>>> finally delivered it. He basically said 'Dunno, probably viral.. dunno if
>>> you'll get it all back.. who knows.' No smell test and no assessment of
>>> continuing sinus pressure and any possible links to hyposmia.
>>>
>>> He ordered a CT and prescribed some Prednisone and Flixonase.
>>>
>>> Is there really no new knowledge or research done on this subject? Seems so
>>> weird to me.. I have fairly pronounced tinnitus as well (what's next?!) - a
>>> couple of years ago they were saying the same thing: nothing to do. But now
>>> we
>>> do have Neuromonics treatment which is highly effective for people with this
>>> condition, and Xanax works as well.. really wondering why sos conditions
>>> leave
>>> even experts stone cold.
>>>
>>> Anyway, has anyone used Flixonase? I'm VERY skeptical about putting anything
>>> up my nose at this point. I've still got decent smell if I hold things up to
>>> my nose, but sense of taste is pretty poor - I downed two glasses of Maker's
>>> Mark (bourbon) this evening and it tasted like spicy water. I'd like to hold
>>> on to that at least!
>>>
>>> Also, should I wait for the CT scan before ingesting Prednisone? Some people
>>> seem to get something out of this treatment, so I'm willing to give it a try
>>> to see if it gets me back to 'normal' (or at least clue me in on whether it
>>> is
>>> a viral or inflammatory problem). But the CT isn't for a couple of weeks,
>>> and
>>> the treatment might affect the results of the CT.. anyone have advice?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
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