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Thanks guys. Feel free to put your stories in the thread. It should work as an interesting way to get to now each other as well. ^_^ And Kirche, I had the same...
Brianna
kariachi
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Nov 12, 2009
2:30 am
21148
I was about seven, second grade, when I and my family realized I couldn't smell. A skunk had snuck into our classroom over the weekend and sprayed. All of the...
knw@...
knw@pacbell.net
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Nov 12, 2009
2:51 am
21149
I didn't miss out on anything in school. I remember in second grade all of us being asked to smell and taste different things and identify each one. I relied...
KevinM
k_mooreabbey
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Nov 13, 2009
3:51 am
21150
Like Kevin, I didn't miss anything. My first inkling was a time when someone asked me to smell a toilet deodorising block. I remember trying to guess what they...
Paul Strawson
soltiw
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Nov 14, 2009
5:05 am
21151
Hi everyone I have recently had flu and once again, just as the sinus is beginning to clear and my chesty cough is abating, my smell has returned! It happens...
nomad65413
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Nov 15, 2009
4:48 pm
21152
I have, and so have others. Curious, isn't it? Perhaps being totally congested during the illness prevents allergens and irritants from getting in there and...
Wuensch, Karl L
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Nov 15, 2009
5:25 pm
21153
Hi there, This has also happened a few times to me also after a heavy cold - it is strange but so very much appreciated having not been able to smell for over...
Kirsty Peters
dancingdisty82
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Nov 16, 2009
1:22 pm
21154
Hey there Kevin, I have just started increasing my spray dosage to follow your example.  I just wanted to clarify your directions & make sure I'm on the same...
Jeanne Timpson
lady3kgt
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Nov 16, 2009
11:46 pm
21155
Yes, Kevin, I was wondering the same thing. I don't want to use 48 sprays if 24 will do. After reading Kevin's email, I've been using two squirts in each...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 17, 2009
11:19 am
21156
I wrote earlier that I could smell coffee brewing this morning. I tasted the coffee and muesli. It was great. Then I decided to make soup. I could smell and...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 17, 2009
1:44 pm
21157
Hey Neschie, That's wonderful news!!  I, too, have increased my dosage (but am also having trouble remembering to adhere to it) & although I'm not yet...
Jeanne Timpson
lady3kgt
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Nov 18, 2009
4:33 am
21158
The normal dosgage calls for 2 sprays in each nostril once a day (4 total). I increased my dosage to 2 sprays in each nostril 3 times a day (12 total). I have...
Kevin
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Nov 18, 2009
5:07 am
21159
Ah!!  NOW I get it!  Thank you for setting us straight.  It sounds like your formula may be helping Aneschke, hopefully me, too!  We'll keep you posted!  ...
Jeanne Timpson
lady3kgt
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Nov 18, 2009
5:11 am
21160
There seems to be a lot of confusion as to the dosage regimen I use. The following is the dosage schedule that I use: 2 sprays in each nostril (4 total) in the...
Kevin
kcarr0590
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Nov 18, 2009
5:16 am
21161
I lost my sense of smell about 8 years ago and was told that my olfactory nerve and died. However, I new this was not the case as for about a day or two each...
Kenneth Rosser
woodchester66
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Nov 18, 2009
1:26 pm
21162
I INVERT my head after each spray in the nostril. This allows the Rhinocort to stay high in the nasal cavity instead of running out. By invert, I mean I sit on...
Kevin
kcarr0590
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Nov 19, 2009
1:00 am
21163
Hi, JEANNE.I'M AFRAID MY being able to taste and smell was short lived. I don't think the relief was from the nasal spray. I had an upper endoscopy Monday and...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 19, 2009
6:22 pm
21164
Check out this link to a diagram. It looks like Kevin's way IS best. http://www.noxoinfo.com/images/brain2.jpg Don't use eBay; try the See's way at...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 19, 2009
6:24 pm
21165
Neschie, I also have a very bad neck. I have phantosmia and use saline solution to treat it. I used to spray it up my nose in the same position as Kevin and...
mwreggitt
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Nov 19, 2009
6:30 pm
21166
... I can tell you from the responses here , and those on other forums ( im physically disabled you see too ) that there is 2 groups and 2 very different...
optimal_quackers
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Nov 19, 2009
10:20 pm
21167
Well Im using you were sedated you were given also given anaesthetic ? I noticed x2 there seems to be some connection whenever I had lidocaine , and plan to...
optimal_quackers
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Nov 19, 2009
10:33 pm
21168
I had small experience yesterday that got me wondering about this question , because it seems most of the time there are faint smells ( usually faint all the...
optimal_quackers
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Nov 19, 2009
10:52 pm
21169
Hey Neschie, Thanks for sending the link to the diagram, that's the best one I've seen yet! More later!     Jeanne Hey Neschie, Thanks for sending the link...
Jeanne Timpson
lady3kgt
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Nov 20, 2009
3:57 am
21170
Yes, I was sedated but no true anesthesia. When the nurse called me with follow-up questions, she told me the cocktail consisted of demerol, valium and Versed....
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 20, 2009
10:43 am
21171
Matt, since becoming anosmic, I can smell nothing most of the time. BUT, once a week or twice a month (I haven't kept track), I can smell the chlorine in my...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 20, 2009
11:05 am
21172
Thanks for that tip, Marjorie. I'll try it today. I've been sitting in a chair with knees wide apart, then bending over until the top of my head points toward...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 20, 2009
11:07 am
21173
... From: optimal_quackers <optimal_quackers@...> Subject: [anosmia] Re: Fellow Congenital Anosmiacs To: anosmia@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday,...
Aneschke Smith
neschie2
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Nov 20, 2009
11:26 am
21174
I had Valium and Versed once and it was fantastic. I felt like I had slept for 20 hours and felt like I had all this energy and was totally rejuvenated even...
lw_
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Nov 20, 2009
1:48 pm
21175
And you're right to say that it all depends on the circumstances. For instance, I love to eat and cook!  Love it.  And my absolute favorite thing to do is go...
Kirche Zeile
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Nov 20, 2009
5:04 pm
21176
Me, too! I had energy. Felt like I had had a great night's sleep. I couldn't understand how Michael Jackson could take all those drugs.He had so much money, an...
Aneschke Smith
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Nov 20, 2009
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