The following anosmia poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: For those who suffer anosmia only in adult years (not from birth or...
anosmia@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2007 7:26 am
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The following anosmia poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: For those who suffer anosmia only in adult years (not from birth or...
anosmia@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2007 7:26 am
17632
Hello, and thanks for letting me join. I am 32 years old and I can not remember the last time I smelled anything. I do remember once having a sence of smell...
Hi Missy, I'm afraid that if the cause of your anosmia is as your doc advised, and if it hasn't returned by now, then it is unlikely to ever return. There are...
Hi Jan From this forum I have always had hope that surgeons such as Henkin can help this matter, is it not worth mentioning that there is specialist help...
Teresa Paul
teresa@...
May 3, 2007 10:22 am
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Hi Missy, From the sound of it your situation may not be too different from those of us who call ourselves head bangers. We are those anosmics who have ...
Hi Teresa, I think it's worth giving accurate up to date information. Then people can choose to adjust to their situation and not keep themselves in a...
I completely agree howvere I still don't know what caused by problem and get increasingly frustrated like Missy. I do take a positive outlook and consider our...
Teresa Paul
teresa@...
May 3, 2007 11:10 am
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Hey everyone, I am new to this group, but maybe my case is a little "different"? I have never had a sense of smell, born this way, really. And I can honestly...
Hello Kirche, As a congenital anosmic, you (and I) are part of a very small minority - possibly no more than 2% of all anosmics. Yes, other people who were...
Those with congenital anosmia perhaps, get other senses more developed to compensate for smell loss. May be they have great sense of taste. Arun ... [Non-text...
Hi Arun, I disagree with that to some extent. We didn't lose smell. It was never there in the first place, so no loss. We never depended on aromas to identify...
HI Jan This is the taste and smell which seem me to be linked to give aroma and flavour of eatables/food. Most of time there is always a compensatory mechanism...
When I was anosmic I'd have swapped every monetary benefit such as these for a return of olfaction. I know you are being jocular but these benefits didn't even...
Hi Jan, I know what you mean, it annoys me when people ask if my other senses have compensated for my lack of smell. But in some ways, as you describe, I think...
Hi Bernard, If anything, congenital anosmics do discriminate more on good and bad foods and drinks :-))) There does seem to be a tendency in the Kallmann group...
Hi Arun, I'm with Jan on this one in that I don't believe I have compensated with my other senses but just use what I have without the distraction, but what...
Sorry Bernard, but this congenital anosmic can tell the difference between Starbucks and proper espresso and authentic v straight out of a flavour sachet :-D...
I like the idea that I actually have a more developed sense of taste than people who can smell. (I'm absolutely going to use that one at dinner tonight!) My...
Not a huge salt fan, Kirche. I rarely add it and try to be careful with fish and soy sauces. I'm over bacon and eggs for breakfast because most of what I get...
I think the jury is still out on the issue of sensory compensation. See http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/SensoryCompensation.htm Cheers, Karl W. ... From:...
Hi Kirche, Nowadays I use no salt at all in cooking. I like the taste of vegetables as they are. Traditional British cooking from my childhood would have...
Jan, It's funny, as an acquired rather than congenital anosmic, I recognise every one of your likes and dislikes. Salt (and salty foods like crisps and chips),...
Hi Ed :-) I don't drink orange juice:-) I eat oranges, satsumas, mandarins, clementines etc. That way I get the fibre and taste and juice without the massive ...
It is interesting that some of us relate to salt, and some do not. I actually taste salt, and tend to add it liberally (thank God I don't have a blood pressure...
Hello All, I join you from Tucson, Arizona, and I have been without my sense of smell for about 6 months now. It stems from a craniotomy I had last November...
Hi Andrea, Welcome to the group! Much of what you say is familiar: the lack of useful information from medical professionals, missing smells (of course!), the...
We had a thread concerning acupuncture a while ago. The literature is mixed After my unsuccessful round of acupuncture treatments, I am guessing that if the...
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