Dale, Most colognes and perfumes trigger migraines for me. I literally have to hold my breath and practically run through the cosmetic section of large ...
Marjorie: A great many people get migraine or seizures from colognes and perfumes. Just yesterday, my wife accompanied me for a blood test and became very ill...
Uses for services animals proliferate. For a couple years I used a panic alert/psychiatric service dog (he recently got arthritis and quit on his own.) If...
Hi everyone! I'm so glad to be a part of this group! I'm 37, single and have had this condition my whole life. Most people don't beleive me when I tell them...
Hi Toxic, I was also born with anosmia. In my case it's a key symptom of Kallmann Syndrome. You'll find that those of us with congenital anosmia are in the ...
Hi Toxic, Welcome to the group! Another congenital anosmic here - no known origin, unlike Jan. Anosmia's the LEAST of my problems in fact the only time I...
Welcome! I'm new here too. I have the opposite problem with olfactory hallucinations. There's some good information on this list - I hope you enjoy it. Biff...
Thank you for the warm welcome, but let me clarify, that I was not born with it, I was in a car accident when I was about ten years old. I used to smell, at...
Hello again Toxic, So for "whole of my life" read "about 3/4 of my life" ;-) Assuming that your anosmia is the result of actual hit to the head or whiplash...
Hi Jan, Thank you so much for the advise, but I have done so much research and have been to so many doctors and have tried so many remedies and prescription...
Hi again Toxic, Your reactions sound absolutely typical for people with acquired anosmia. It's far less of a big deal for those of us born this way. If you...
Hi Toxic I too have been anosmic for quite a while - 20 years approx. I have tried remedies as you have. These include surgery, acupuncture,prednisone,dietary...
Hi Pat Great news about your nose. Do keep us posted. Yes, it's my book. I'm the same Mick O'Hare. I was on the radio in the province last week and did a few...
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Hi Everyone. My name is Melissa, and I was just recently diagnosed with anosmia. I have only been this way for about 11 months now and it is taking alot of...
Hi Melissa, do you have allergies? My anosmia (and some others on this list) have anosmia caused entirely from allergies. Have you been tested for allergies? ...
Thank you for letting me know that it may be caused by allergies. I do have allergies but the doctor didn't think that is what it is from. I haven't been to...
Hi Melissa, I was the same as you. And after the same tests my Consultant finally put it down to Rhinitis' (runny sinuses) After some trial and error...
Some day they will come up with a solution and doctors will no longer give that BS comment: "oh well, I guess you can't smell" I'm so sorry. All I can say is...
Melissa, I was diagnosed with rhinitis at 6 mos of age (when we moved from Japan to the USA). I lost my sense of smell at age 22 (I'm 52 now). My anosmia is...
REQUEST for SURVEY/DATA Collection How many of those who are anosmic / smell disorder are vegetarians? I am asking this question, because in my 32 years of...
Hello Arun, I'm vegetarian (ovo-lacto but tending towards vegan) and have been for many years, but anosmic from birth. In my case the diet is irrelevant - it's...
I was a vegan for a year and a vegetarian for about 5 years. It didn't seem to affect my anosmia one way or the other. Suzy ... practise in ... vegetarian ... ...
I'm not vegetarian Arun. M ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) (\"Intended...
Ed, Thank you very much for such quick response. FOR ALL OTHERS Please exclude those who have definattive 1) history of head injury, 2) Previous h/o Nose...
Hi Arun, not a vegetarian but eat a lot of beans, tofu and veg. Anosmic by birth. Paul ... From: Arun Gupta <drarunjind@...> To: anosmia@yahoogroups.com ...
Arun, I'm not a vegetarian cheers richard ... practise in ... vegetarian ... food. ... it ... from Japan to ... anosmia is due ... allergist and was ... enough...
Hello everyone! Thank you for all your kind responses. I have chronic bronchitis (sp) so I have been on prednisone many times. I wont take it any more...
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