Hi Mick, I found both items very interesting. Henkin's findings on the percentage (12%) of congenital anosmics with observable physical abnormalities (e.g....
Hi Jan I agree with you that the comment is daft. You're here after all ;-))) And the thought of fire, etc was never (or perhaps 1%) of my concern over loss of...
Hey Kate- I'm not sure if this gives you false hope or real hope, but when MY smell was coming back, I too had"whiffs" of things.When I called Mayo clinic(it...
easy for you to say..lol I burned something on the stove and if it wasn't for my hubby..I don't know
if i'd be here. I also had him smell food to check...
Cyndi, yes definitely there's a risk, lots of dangers of course. But my point was it wasn't the risk of fire that led to my depression, it was the loss of food...
Hi Kate - Thanks for your reply, no I had no other real symptoms except for of course a large sore spot on the back of my head...I too sometimes think I can...
i'm definately agreeing with you. I cried alot about that. I'm still having
some of what I call distortion of smell. i can smell things cooking but I
can't...
As I do too..................... I remember what a sense of isolation I experienced, until I found this group. it always helps to have people who understand...
Jan, Thanks for pointing this out. I took found the second statement especially disturbing since I am going to have my sense of smell destroyed due to...
you know what? I apologize- I didn't even SEE it! you're right-ironic,eh? Well, I guess you just can't avoid it...........sigh Pat ... Ahhh...imagining that...
now that you pointed that out- I realize the AD is still part of the "group page" what a lousy thing to post. From here on out, I hope whoever screens these...
hi Pat So sorry for being so long in responding but hospital visits(not to do with dysosmia and the like) have taken over my life for a short while. I read...
It looks like the advert is being tagged onto all posts at the moment. Kallmann Syndrome group is getting it too. Even more ironic since with KS we never ever...
that is a great way to put it! good attitude! Cheers! Pat ... Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos....
hey, it's all good. I'm leaving work. Will write more when I get home. Keep on believing! Miracles do happen. When I began to smell again, it was like my...
actually what i've noticed in my other groups the ads always have to do with
what the group is about. they've gotten "nosey" in my psp mystic group they...
It's nice of you to thank me- besides,I learned to not listen to everyone who told me to give up(including doctors,since more than 2 years had passed) I think...
well, glad you're still among the living! OK-here is my story in a nutshell. I caught a very severe cold, lost my smell for nearly 3 years! What types of foods...
... nutshell. I caught a very severe cold, lost my smell for nearly 3 years! What types of foods I was drawn to (unfortunately!) were crispy fried foods with...
Elaine-that long rambling last note was for you by the way. Peace and Hope, my friend. Pat ... Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew...
Nothing to apologise for ;-))) Just cruel irony! M ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This message is intended only for the use of...
Interesting I've just discovered this info in which independent of Dr Henkin's research, studies have shown that theophylline can help to restore taste in...
Hi Mick, Even more interesting that this was from 1984? Things don't seem to have moved very far since then? A couldn't see the full article, so not sure...
I think theophylline alone works, as do the others, individually. M ... r===================== DISCLAIMER ====================== This message is intended only...
Jan never learned all the "bad habits" that those of us who were born with a functional sense of smell learned -- things like leaving the kitchen with trust...