Happy New year To all u fellow anosmics. Kinda glad that Christmas is over as the obligatory remarks about turkey cooking, room sprays etc etc will thin out a...
Greeting again to all the members of this group, al to seem the barrier of the language this being an obstacle to be able to communicate, I speak Spanish and I...
ptmccloskey wrote: <...snip...> ... I have never had this problem, but my understanding is that it is common when sinus blockages exist due to infection and/or...
This article was in a newsletter I get. I know there are some asthmas sufferers in this group. I also know how difficult and frustrating it can be as my son...
Yes, but fortunately, not often. When it happens it feels like a dagger through my head, and the pain lasts for hours after the onset. When flying I carry...
or you could go to the Ukraine. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4575388.stm I believe that the salt mines in Cheshire UK were also used at one time for...
And a UK parliament debate about what to do with an old salt mine in the UK: 19 July 2000 Column 100WH suggested "speleotherapy" - asthma respite in an...
does any one know the equivalency of a 40 mg shot of kenelog to a comparable dosage of prednisone? __________________________________________________ Do You...
Thank you Karl for this info. Not only have i got Anosmia but also I get Barosinusitus!!! Wohoooo. At this stage it looks like I'm working my way through the...
Hi everyone, I feel right at home here! I have the barosinusitis too (didnt know it was called that), along with asthma, anosmia, and various allergies,...
Hi Connie, You may want to ask your pharmacist this question. Both kenalog and predisone are corticosteroids - or analogs of cortisone. Unfortunately I don't...
Hello Connie, It is difficult to compare the 2 because they work in different ways. Kenalog is an intra-muscular injected steroid designed to enter the body ...
10 mg a day for a few days prior to departure. For many people this is not enough to have any effect, but I respond to small doses. Large doses send my blood...
See http://www.medcalc.com/steroid.html , but keep in mind that Kenalog is in suspension, relased slowly from deep within the muscle into which it is injected...
Hi All, I saw my Dr. finally and he started me on Nasocort - first day ok, second headache but I thought I could smell something!, third day headache &...
Congratulations, Beah! You've started on the long path of trial and error to find something that works....I'm sure it's just a touch optimistic to expect a...
hi beah, I am oguz from turkey.I hadn't been tasting after 1990.until 2003.so I had three surgeries. and after these surgeries I couldn't taste again. but a...
Beah, I use Rhinocort Aqua 3 times a day instead of the single dose. I was anosmic for 10 years but have regained my sense of smell for almost 3 years now. It...
Kevin, we already discussed this and you were lucky. I tried nose sprays (Nasonex) 3 times a day for 3 weeks (after you recommended this) without any luck. My...
Dear Memebers, Many members have expressed to know about the potency of steroids comparison. Some broad facts are 1)Basically steroids have two kind of action ...
To me it looks that it was coincidence tht u starte the tehrapy and catch common cold OR u are allergic to any ingredeints used in that Nasocort? Good day Arun...
Dear Member, U have not mentioned the following Was loss of smeel immedaite after injury tohead? Did u undergo MRI or CT head with special attention to the...
Hello, 1) No..it took over 2 years after the head injury..One day I lost my smell..3 months later prednisone restored my smell completely..then after the...
Mr.Don Doyle, 9thJan,07 Oh, u have gone so many surgeries. Actually , if possible, both MRI & CT should be done as they are complementary to each other to...
Hi Richard, Oh thank you for the hug!!! I guess the anosmia depression is slowly settling in... as in this goes on forever??? But, I figure there is hope if...
Hi Oguz, I appreciate your kind words and I'm sorry that your surgeries didn't help you. Does the medicine your aunt told you about work? Thanks Beah ... ...
Hi Kevin, Thank you, I'm writing down all these names so I'll have a list for the Dr. Then I guess we start the trial and error method. I'm thrilled to know...