No Lori, I havn't been hypnotised before and am not sure I would be a good subject as I dont like the idea of not being in control of my own body. However it...
Hi All, I started smelling an unpleasant odor about three months ago. I now know that the odor does not exist and that there is a name for my condition - ...
Hi Ron: I have unilateral intermittent phantosmia. I smell a horrid odour that isn't there. After several years of having it I discovered it was only on the...
Hi Ron! Welcome. I'm glad to hear you are investigating this further. I was tested/evaluated at UPENN and learned that changes in smell often are the first...
Hi Ron, Yes I have the same problem with my 'smell' started a few months ago and initially was very distressing. A very chemical, petrol, aniseed, sort of...
HI: I have been lurking waiting for someone who had similar symptoms that I have had. I have had off and on problems with a smell that I would describe as a...
I haven't posted since my last post when I had reported that I had a return of olfaction. Well, I probably put the whammy on it because a few days later, my...
Mike, during the 10 years that I was anosmic, I tried just about every remedy that was posted by members and some that I thought of on my own. They only thing...
I've been dysomic/anosmic for 3 years now, without any improvement. I've been monitoring this board to see if anyone has had symptoms similar to my own. and I...
Hi Kevin, Well, unfortunately even at the same dose as you, plus twice daily irrigation, claritin, PLUS singulair, I'm still where I'm at. Since I do have...
Hi Mike, do you have nasal polyps? I couldn't remember if you said had them and or surgery to remove them. They could be precluding the intranasal steroid...
Hi Leo, I don't have your same exact problem but I do have a suggestion which seemed to help me with building back a library of smells. I bought 3 spices and...
Hi Leo, I don't have your same exact problem but I do have a suggestion which seemed to help me with building back a library of smells. I bought 3 spices and...
Hi Kevin, Do you know if Flonase or Nasalcourt works just as well as the Rhinocort? I am wondering if my allergist would change my prescription since...
Betsa, Thanks for your response. My sense of smell and taste are not affected by the false odor. When it is present I smell it and the real odors. I cannot...
Bill, Your symptoms sound very similar to mine. We both have retained our regular senses of smell and taste, with the false odor as an overlay. I have no...
Some people report greater success with one intranasal steroid than another, but which works best is not consistent across persons. You may need to try...
Hi Kevin, I did have them but they were removed in late January. Interestingly, my pre-op prednisone treatment returned olfaction for about 6 days. 3 days...
Hi Mike, how long have you been on Rhinocort 3x daily? You might have to give it a while before throwing in the towel. From your description it sounds like...
Riding your bike probably got your sympathetic nervous system active enough to decongest your nose and allow the flow of scented air to the olfactory surface....
Thanks for your comments Karl..appreciated. However, two things to note: my "bike" is a Harley Davidson...lol. So there wasn't any excercise involved. Also,...
Thanks Kevin...not giving up at all! ... thereafter ... I ... at ... today ... ago ... at. ... two ... have ... <kcarr0590@> ... had ... all ... and ... are ...
Riding such a bike has always decongested me, the thrill activates the sympathetic nervous system too. My last street bike was an AJS, a 500 cc single...
I am a 46 year old College Science technician from England who suffers from anosmia. Nobody has told me I have anosmia, I just looked on the internet for "no...
Hi Leo Your onset is apparently different to mine (no obvious cold virus, although maybe you didn't mention this, otherwise why use zicam?) but you may find...
Hi Ian Thanks for posting. While our conditions differ, I suspect, I'm glad you find my New Scientist article illumination. Your listing of smells near the end...
... although maybe you didn't mention this, otherwise why use zicam?) but you may find http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/ViralMick.htm useful. ... improvement. ...
As I posted earlier, 3 years ago my sense of smell gradually drifted away to where I am today with a total loss. That is apart from the odd time during the...
I have had the sinus surgery to remove polyps, been on meds, have had allergy shots for 15 years, etc., and cannot smell worth a darn. My physician tells me...
Sorry, I accidentally his "send" before I finished. It wasn't all that important any way. Betty ... From: iandon_217 To: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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