H Elaine ... In that case then I suspect I saw it (my wife would almost certainly have watched it). ... This is interesting. To actually get the govt or NHS to...
I AM 83 YRS OLD AND HAVE LOST MY SMELL AND TASTE. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. I CAN SMELL SOMETIMES IF ITS A CHEMICAL SMELL. I AM SO ANXIOUS TO SMELL...
Hi all and Welcome Stan! I have been using saline solution spray for my nose for about a month
and for me it seems to have helped some. I spray whenever i see...
That's wonderful news!!!!!!! I am always rooting for everyone-That's a little how mine was when it started coming back-things were distorted (for awhile now...
Hello group members, My name is Richard and I live in the state of Maine. I lost most (I would estimate 95%) of my sense of smell this past February. I had a ...
Richard: I wanted to offer you some encouragement. I, too, lost my senses of smell and taste last September, after a bad cold. I did not use Zicam--the...
Hello Richard! I lost my smell after I had the flu and used afrin. i woke up
feeling like my sinus' were on fire. within minutes the pain went away and
it took...
Hi Richard ... For viral anosmia his stated success rate is about 65% (as it says in the feature attached to my FAQ). Other people have reported success with...
Hello members of the Dysosmia group, I'm a reseacher for a Canadian television series called "The Nature of Things." Our series presents unique perspectives on...
Hello Tina I read your e-mail with much interest. I only joined the dysosmia group very recently. It is great to be in contact with other people who have ...
Hello Tina I read your e-mail with much interest. I only joined the dysosmia group very recently. It is great to be in contact with other people who have ...
I have been using saline solution every ten or so minutes and it has helped
me...no guarantees about anyone else but I read that it can help. and im
using it...
Richard- first of all, welcome. I hope it helps you to realize you're not alone.As Cyndi wrote, I also encourage you NOT to give up! My smell loss was also due...
Elaine- listen, off the topic I know,but feel free to write me ANYTIME about ANYTHING! Though I cannot imagine your ordeal, I DO remember my experience with my...
Elaine Mail me if you want to let off steam. Probably makes no difference that I'm in London - I could be in Sydney or Shanghai, but if it helps... Mick ... ...
Hi Elaine, Thank you so much for your email. You've obviously been through alot with the surgery and then resulting disabilities. I'm glad that you feel that...
I would like to thank those who responded to my post regarding my loss of smell and taste earlier this week. It is comforting to know that there are others out...
Hi Everyone, I wanted to follow-up my message of March 15th with some later information. So far it's been close to three months since the viral infection...
From my own experience I can tell you that when the sense of smell does
return its a very slow process. I think mine is back to about 90% but it takes a long...
Hey, something's better than nothing! Mine came back like that;slowly........... Just keep hoping and praying. My smell is better than ever now.I never did do...
Crikey It was on my magazine's website and I never saw it. I'll get onto the reporter to see if i can find out more. Another piece of info you may all be...
I have read through your posts, but I am most alarmed at my complete and total loss of smell....I did sustain a head injury in lower back of the skull, and...
Tres- have you been to a doctor yet? how did your injury happen? Was it right after this you lost your smell? Did you lose it entirely, or little by little?...
I have been to a doctor about the head injury and yes I lost it right after that. I slipped and hit my head and woke up the next morning, not really even...
Hi Tres, I too had a fall and fractured the back of my skull. I too lost all of my ability to smell as a result of the injury. My taste has also been altered...
Hi Mick, I found both items very interesting. Henkin's findings on the percentage (12%) of congenital anosmics with observable physical abnormalities (e.g....