My husband has anosmia. He went to an ENT in a major Boston hospital and really flunked the smell test. He only could identify nine smells, and probably lucked...
Sometimes holding your nose is not enough. Some air can still get through. When I was tested at UPenn they actually taped one nostril at a time to test...
I can't say enough about Dr. Kimmelman. Of the doctors I went to for my anosmia he was the only one who really seemed to care and who understood that this is...
I agree Rosalind, Anosmia should be clasified as a disability. thank God for the smoke detectors in my home because several times I have been alerted to a...
Sorry folks, I've lived with anosmia all 60 years of my life and I don't regard it as a disability at all. Just a minor nuisance occasionally. Basically, when...
In preparation for a visit to my ENT, I have been seeking information on the effectiveness of Singulair in retarding the growth of polyps in the nose and...
I don't know whether Singulair are actually retarding any regrowth of my surgically removed nasal polyps, ( I didn't feel any real bebefit fron the surgery...
I have to agree with you Jan-I don't view it as a disability either-but that may be because we have always been this way-never had to adjust to living without...
The last couple of weeks have been amazing: strawberries, cilantro, fresh cut grass, dirt roads after a summer rain. When the lilacs were blooming in New...
Hi Nancy - well, yours is a upbeat email! I hope you continue to improve. Here is info on the company that manufactures the UPSIT test developed by Dr....
Hello, I wanted to write about my situation and whether anybody has had a similar experience. A year and a half ago i had an accident in which my head was...
Hi Theo There are lots of 'headbangers' on here (I'm not one of them). I suggest you search back through the message archive to get a flavour of what they have...
O'Hare, Mick (RBI-UK)
Mick.O'Hare@...
Jul 7, 2008 1:32 pm
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I have the exact same experience...2 years ago I suffered a head injury and haven't been able to smell since. I use my other senses to compensate. I may be...
Many thanks for your message, i too cook very strong flavors and do enjoy the texture of food so much more now. It is interesting that i still have a memory of...
Hi Theo, I am also a "headbanger". I had a very similar experience occur to me this past February. I slipped and fell and hit my head and suffered a...
Beth: I, too, consider this a disability because of the potential danger involved by not being able to smell. I'm getting ready to become a grandmother for...
I too am a "headbanger." I managed to roll a 4-wheeler with no helmet on about 2 months ago. My issues showed themselves the first time I tried to eat...
This is what I am saying-as someone who knows nothing of being able to smell-I PERSONALLY don't view it as a disability for ME-but I DEFINITELY think it would...
I am a head injury of 5 plus years and can smell NOTHING. Recently - 3 days now, I've been having a sharp knife-like pain where the injury was at the back of...
Hi Jeana, Personally, I feel anosmia not a disability. It doesn't impair mobility. It doesn't impair communication with others. It doesn't impair mental...
I am a congenital anosmic to, and I agree with Jan. Anosmia is not a disability. Annoying, yes. Disabillity, no. I am not sure how to define what it takes for...
Jan's right Don't wait around. See the doctor. Mick ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This message is intended only for the use of...
O'Hare, Mick (RBI-UK)
Mick.O'Hare@...
Jul 9, 2008 8:53 am
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Jan, I can see from a congenital anosmics point of view there is no sense of disability. You have always lacked the ability to smell so wouldn't really be able...
... I don't know about blind people, but I asked some deaf people about it not so long ago, and most of them seemed to think that being deaf was no big deal, a...
... To Pete: Isn't what you say a bit like saying that saggy breasts are a disabillity? A woman who has always had ugly breasts has probably learned to live ...
Luna, It was more in response to to Jans post which listed things that could be factors of being disabled, e.g. not being able to do certain jobs. She said...
Hi Jan, I am actually from Syracuse,NY. Thanks for your response. I don't feel so alone now. beth ... danger ... a grandmother ... smell my ... does make me...
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