Irrigating the nose can be very helpful. See http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/Nasal-Irrigation.htm Cheers, Karl W. ... From: anosmia@yahoogroups.com...
Walt, I used to use one, but find the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle to be better and use it daily. It's available online or in many stores. My allergist stocks ...
Hi all, I wrote one message in May 07: When going for a tramp up a hill (high) my sinus unblocked and I could smell again, amazing! I now have chronic sinus...
Hi Marie Presumably the blob of gunky snot that's blocking the nostril rises up and clears as you breathe in. When you breathe out it is forced back down into...
Hi, Karl's the polyp man if he's reading this... unsure exactly what you need to spot them. What time is it in New Zealand? M ... r=====================...
Cannot sleep because of sinus. Time here is 3.00am in the morning. I have having breathing problems and loss of smell. Very depressing. But I'm hoping it will...
Poor you. Hope it gets better. Is it a warm night? Pretty cold here in London today. M ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This...
It's been very warm in New Zealand, actually broke records around New Zealand with temperatures last week. But now has turned southerly and a bit colder...
Hope you get some sleep and enjoy the holiday. Cheers Mick ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This message is intended only for the...
Marie, hope it gets better soon, and you've found a lot of understanding friends on this bb. Is "Waitangi" Maori for Pancake? Because it's "Pancake Day" in the...
I ate five Richard. Had to stop and go for a run this morning. Mick ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This message is intended only...
Mick is right on with his reply. I have had such an experience myself. Cheers, Karl W. ... From: anosmia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:anosmia@yahoogroups.com] On...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/feb/07/medicalresearch.neuroscien ce UK Newspaper The Guardian reports on new research which offers hope for spinal...
I am a 34, female and a congenital anosmic. I guess that makes me luckier than the ones of you who actually LOST your sense of smell. I don't have to worry...
Yikes, and I didn't spot it guys. Sorry. If there's anything in the mag that's relevant I'll always try to pass it on. Mick ... r=====================...
... We'll never know Luna but the depression associated with late onset loss is particularly deep, and has led to suicide. It is unlikely that congenital...
Hi Luna, I'm 60 and have congenital anosmia as part of Kallmann Syndrome. I also can taste things well and the anosmia doesn't really bother me. It's not...
Hi Luna, I am also a congenital anosmic, and I am with Jan on this one as I think it must be much worse to have lost a sense of smell than to never have had...
Can't breathe up left nostril but not down? Thanks for that Dr Arunjind will mention your answer to my ENT when I go next... Kind Regards Marie Jones New...
Hi Luna, I seem to be the token male (and Australian) congenital anosmic in the group! Welcome. Like the others, I agree about losing v never having a sense of...
PS. Since you had a head injury, it may be worth getting a full endocrine check-up. If the part of the pituitary gland in the head that makes hormones LH and...
Thank you for replying. It is nice when people agree with you :) (about the losing a sense is worse than never haveing it i mean). What about the part about...
That's not an easy question. Tastes (salt, bitter, sweet, sour and umami (or savoury)) are tasted on the tongue. So as a congenital anosmic you'll know these....
Hi Luna, Having lost my sense of smell through head trauma a couple of years ago, I have had to adapt and can now very much see things from a congenital's ...
And further to Ed's point about some smells eliciting an 'ewwwww' yuk reaction. Even those, in certain contexts, can be described as pleasant (or certainly...
