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The combination of anosmia
(with polyps) and asthma suggests that Samters Triad is a possibility. Have
your docs mentioned that?
Cheers,
Karl W.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:57
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Subject: Re: [dysosmia] Re: HELLO
I am new and SMELL...................
Hi, I have suffered from anosmia for over 9 years now -
occasionally alleviated with prescriptions of Prednisolone, typically 30mg for
10 days, but the last two didn't help at all. I had nasal polyps
associated with the loss of taste and smell and late onset asthma
diagnosed in 2001. Two sinus operations have not helped much.
For myself, I think it must be easier to cope with no taste or smell than with
distortions. I can appreciate sweet and sour and I try and get some
pleasure from the appearance of food and the memories of how I used to enjoy
them - especially chocolate. Actually, I found the depression when
the steroid effect wore off harder to bear than the affliction. My
asthma has been particularly bad over the last few months and I am beginning to
find my everyday activities restricted by breathlessness. I have
just started seeing a respiratory specialist and hope things will start to
improve but no sign yet. Love to you all, Felicity PS I
read all the postings with interest even if I don't contribute often
----- Original Message -----
From: jeanjeannie@...
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: [dysosmia] Re: HELLO I am new and SMELL...................
Sounds like smell distortion to me - which onset can be due to varied situations. One of which is sinus infection. I stumbled upon this Yahoo group, which has been very helpful for me. Mick's page is also great page for information:
http://personal.
ecu.edu/wuenschk /ViralMick. htm
I hope this is helpful.
----- Original Message -----
From: gafoodies706@aol.com
To:dysosmia@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Monday, July 6, 2009 7:41:54 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Re: [dysosmia] Re: HELLO I am new and SMELL................ ...
It has been 2 1/2 years for me. Head trauma not illness but those smells sound about right. I do not remember when they finally stopped. They will stop soon. It is horrible when you are going through it though.
Good luck.
In a message dated 7/6/2009 9:31:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jacnbailcathouse@
yahoo.com writes:
Hi Does anyone come to this group?...Will be kinda hard to post to myself and get a different point of view...HMMMM?
????--- In dysosmia@yahoogroup s.com , "jacnbailcathouse" <jacnbailcathouse@...> wrote:
>
> LOL..but really, the sudden horrid smell I have been smelling since i got sick 2 months ago is irritating to say the least.
> I got sick 2 mos ago with some kind of mutant flu or something, I was with SINUS, and bronchial, fever and on ANTI-B 3 different kinds, and still have a cough somewhat...NOW....after about the first few days of the illness i started smelling BLEACH, then AMMONIA, and i was looking all over trying to find the source of the smell, having someone come over to see if they could smell it...NOPE just a clean house smell...I smelled it at the store, in my house but not outside.
> I was going mad..
> Then I started smelling something like a DIRTY WET ASHTRAY/cigarette smoke smell....I do not smoke, nor do I have anyone or anything in my home that would smell like that....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
> now I get worried I am smelling smoke running about looking and checking plugs, cords, appliances, the breaker box, then it goes from smoke smell to wet cigarette ashtray smell..yuck!
> I do not smell it outside however....sometimes I seem to think I taste it but????,,,,I had a break from this for about a week when I had gotten better, then a few days ago it started again and have pot nasal drip....I am thinkinh maybe I have a hidden sinus infection or something, but these horrible smells.....just gross...
>
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