Hi all! I'm new to this site. . .been battling a loss of smell and taste for nearly 31/2 years. I've tried EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE. Please tell me about the...
Sorry everybody...had a visitor (unfortunately, one who couldn't help me with my problem). Since 2001, when I went on high blood pressure medication (Narvasc),...
I have read that some blood pressure medications can contribute to anosmia, have not seen Norvasc mentioned as contributing to anosmia, but have seen it...
Karl W. Could you elaborate on Kenalog injections??? That's a procedure I've never heard of. Maybe it would help me. I didn't mean to imply implicitly that ...
Anosmia created by inflammatory conditions can be, at least in some cases, successfully treated with steroids. For me the most successful steroid treatment...
Does anyone know if having chemotheraphy can cause loss of sense of smell. I was diagnosed with Non-hodgkins lymphoma and was given CHOP. I noticed 5 months...
Yes!!! As a matter of fact, I was just reading about someone who is going through chemo and she mentioned this very same thing. Chemo can/does affect your...
Karl: I had my first Kenalog injection today! I will keep you apprised of the results (if any). Thanks again for the great direction. Dick (Utewin) ... some...
Dick, I was wondering who gave you the injection. Was it a gp or an ent? Where did you get the injection? How much kenalog did you get? Julie ... From:...
I too, have lost the ability to smell sunsets. 4/5 out of 5 senses isnt so bad. My ability is sporadic. Funny how people take their sense of smell for...
I'm currently on a 2 week burst of oral prednisone and the return of my taste and smell during this period has been overwhelmingly wonderful. Just not sure how...
Depends on what you mean by "taste." If you mean "gustation" (the chemical senses whose receptors are on the tongue), the polyps should not affect your sense...
Welcome to the group!!! So, because you joined the dysomia group, I am assuming you suffer from smell distortion. Yuck. I also have that. I saw a neurologist...
Yes, I suppose as Karl states there is a difference between "taste" and "flavor". Even during the periods when I am totally anosmic, I can still discern...
I totally understand how you feel. I was just freaking out prior to receiving knowledge and treatment. I have dysomia/anosmia/phantosmia from a nasal spray. I...
Mike, I have also read that some people who are anosmic can "taste" their food. When I am anosmic I only perceive salty, sweet, bitter and sour. There are no...
I've been without the sense of smell since 1972 after I had a motorcycle accident. The doctor told me that the nerves were severed due to the head injury....
Hi Darrell, I'm curious as to how you narrowed it down to Oxytocin (a hormone produced by the posterior pituitary). Do you have elevated Oxytocin levels? If...
Hello. I also have phantom odors. Unfortunately, mine are very unpleasant. I'll have to admit, I've very happy that your head injury wasn't worse. You know...
Jan, I narrowed it down to oxytocin because when I'm touched in certain spots the phantom smell happens. I had a MRI about 2 years ago and they didn't come up ...
Hi Kathy, Sorry about your situation with unpleasant phantom smells. Is there any thing that causes it to occur? Maybe something triggers the brain to send ...
Thanks for that contribution. . . . . I'm going to ask my ENT that question on my next visit. . . . . RE: phantom smells - Mine come and go, there was a...
Where were the nerves severed? Were the olfactory bulbs completely severed? If not, maybe some of the receptors have somewhat regenerated. If that is the...
I don't know where they were severed. They didn't have machines to see the inside of the head other than x-rays back then. I've been to the doctor including a...
Maybe when your head is warmed up from the shower, air passages open up and your smell comes back. Your lucky if thats the problem, since it can probably be...
Hi all, I'm new to the group. Fell on the ice (skating) about 1 month ago, suffered a 2.5cm undisplaced head fracture and small hematoma (epidural). Been a...
Hello Vince: I am sorry to hear of your fall. I wanted to write you because you sounded like me when I first realized my smell might not come back. First,...
Thanks for the response. I'm gearing up as much as I can for the long battle. I'm 37 and am lucky I am not much younger when this occured. I will keep the...
Vince, Don't give up hope ! I've had friends who've had head injuries, and regained their sense of smell. It took as long as a year or more, but it did...
Vince -- Not to get your hopes up, but I did find come light at the end of the tunnel. I had a fall and a concussion, plus a hairline skull fracture, five...
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