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post #61 of 73
12/4/12 at 7:15pm

Been browsing the internet for a solution and I landed on this thread. I know its been a while but reading this comment, I can totally relate. No one understands what its like not even my mother:(

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post #62 of 73
12/5/12 at 3:28pm
It'll be 2 years in two months... no, mine didn't... read my earlier post to see everything I tried.. Since I posted last I've been to more doc's and all say the same thing... It might come back on it's own.... it might not.. Important thing is you saw a doc. TAKE THE MEDS YOU ARE PRESCRIBED!!! Your sinus is inflamed and it may ot may not have caused damage... the damage may or may not be permanent.. Time will tell... it sucks.. I know... but you can only control so much.. Good luck
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post #63 of 73
12/12/12 at 10:30am

Acupuncture can help asnomics.

 
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post #64 of 73
3/13/13 at 1:14pm
i cant smell anithing since i was small whats wrong with me can anybody help me
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post #65 of 73
3/15/13 at 1:08pm
Go to a doctor... Go to a doctor... GO TO A FREAKING DOCTOR..
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post #66 of 73
3/15/13 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by French Fries View Post

Thanks - and I agree, it is insanely crazy. I would have never imagined that was possible to just lose a sense like that because of a stupid virus. I'm soooo glad it's coming back but still concerned: is it going to come back 100% and reliably, forever?

I hope so. I'll update this thread, hopefully in a short time, hopefully with some great news! :chef:

Well it's been a while... but in my case I'm happy to say that my sense of smell has returned 100%. That was one of the scariest episodes of my life, but now all is well. I also wanted to post this in support of everyone who reports going through the same loss of smell I did... all I can hope for you guys is that the same thing will happened to you and your sense of smell will return 100%!!

 

Hang in there guys. 

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post #67 of 73
3/18/13 at 5:39am

Glad to hear you are OK.  A number of years ago I took a blood pressure medication that was a Calcium Channel blocker and it wiped out my sense of taste.  I couldn't tell the difference between salt and sugar.  Within a week of changing to another med, I was back to normal.

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post #68 of 73
3/18/13 at 10:03am
my nose keep on running whole year whats wrong with my nose and i cant smell anithing too help me
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post #69 of 73
3/18/13 at 10:09am
Cgangbang.. you are either trolling trying to get responses and a rise out of ppl.. or you are not very bright... or both.

Go see a doctor.. People on this thread are looking for information or trying to see what others have done about their loss of smell. If your nose is constantly running and you haven't been able to smell for a year, you need to see a doctor.
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post #70 of 73
3/18/13 at 11:23am
thanks i will go to doctor but im afraid about result
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post #71 of 73
3/18/13 at 11:39am
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thanks i will go to doctor but im afraid about result

See a doctor, the results may not be as bad as you fear.

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post #72 of 73
3/19/13 at 10:09pm

Don't laugh: my grandmother used to take extra Vitamin C -- maybe 5000 mg a day, equal amount of Vitamin E, half that amount of D Vitamin. When she suspected it might be also flu or cold, sinusitis she ate chicken soup, sometimes just the broth, at least once a day. Chicken broth makes your nose run: helps break up congestion. It worked for her and there are plenty of testimonials for these 'cures'. She also drank mulled wine or a hot toddy when she knew it was a cold.

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post #73 of 73
3/26/13 at 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by French Fries View Post

I wanted to update this thread with some great news. It took a little over a year, but I feel like I've almost completely recovered my sense of smell! What a PLEASURE to be able to come home and smell the food my wife has prepared! Or even go to a nice restaurant and be able to smell the food they bring me!!

I say almost because sometimes I have trouble identifying smells. It feels like certain unrelated things have the same smell to me.

But I'm at a point where I don't really remember how acute my sense of smell was before that incident, so can't compare. So pretty much 100% recovery.

Wow. What a (bad) trip.


That's really good to hear. My friend lost her sense of smell working in Chemistry labs and a reagent she was working with had that effect. Unlike your case, hers will not be returning. It can be more traumatizing than people think. We should take a moment of every day and thank our lucky stars that we can see, feel, taste, hear and smell!

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