I lost my sense of smell four years ago. The doctors told me that it is natural and that it is not a sickness

case 0180

For the past week, I've been smelling the odor of gasoline fumes wherever I go. I first began to smell them in bed when I was sitting up with my laptop working on a project. Every five minutes or so I would notice the odor, and then as I would inhale deeper to identify the odor it would go away. This went on all day. I thought perhaps it was coming through my window from the street below. But then the following day, I was at a friend's house in a city twenty miles away, and I smelled it there too. Since then I continue to smell these fumes that don't exist, and it's beginning to make me feel really nauseous. I've changed clothes, showered, checked my breath, and still these distinct odors are present. I've asked others around me if they smell gasoline too, and they do not. I know there's something going on with my body that is causing my olfactory sensors to malfunction. I just don't know the cause.

case 0181

I had a head injury after falling last year. I regained all my senses except for smell.

case 0182

About a year ago I had the flu with fever, congestion, fatigue, body aches, and coughing. I used a neti pot with sea salt but it felt like burning in my nose which was different from my past experience using a neti pot. After recovering from the flu I lost my ability to smell most odors and I sometimes smell an unpleasant odor that I don't recognize. I've also lost some of my taste.

case 0183

I lost a considerable amount of my sense of smell over a period of ten years or so. I think some, but not all of it is due to allergies and the use of nasal sprays. I am able to smell strong solvents, smoke, perfumes, bleaches and chemicals but often cannot smell everyday smells like body odor, flowers, and food smells. I also can't smell offensive smells like rotting substances or fecal matter. I often have to put my nose very close to things to get any smell at all. I've found over time that I make allowances for this missing ability in many everyday circumstances.

case 0184

A couple of months ago I started perceiving a smell of smoke most of the time. It went away, but today I woke up in the morning experiencing the smell of vitamins.

case 0185

I keep noticing a smell of burning rubber. Nobody else can smell it.

case 0186

My nose has been congested for years now and I can only smell and taste something when the odors/flavors are very intense. I had surgery to correct my nasal septum but it did not affect my sense of smell. Doctors now tell me that my nose is simply too "narrow" and you cannot do anything about it. Strangely enough when I'm sleeping I seem to be able to breathe through my nose without problems. Sometimes I can smell something suddenly, like trees in flower, and in these moments I'm very happy. Another problem is that I'm often afraid that my body is smelling badly and that I disgust other people. When I am invited to eat and am asked if I like the food I have to lie because I do not know how it tastes. For me the consistency of food is much more important.

case 0187

I suffered head trauma from a fall. After returning from the hospital all I could smell was a constant strong chemical odor similar to that of a commercial copier machine, and I could not taste anything! Eventually, after about a month, my sense of taste started to come back slowly. The first thing I could taste was ketchup and tomato sauce. Just recently, six years later, I smelled the smell of cow manure. Is there hope that I can regain my sense of smell?

case 0188

It may have been longer than four years ago that I suddenly realized I could not smell anything. I have been to the ear nose throat doctor and they say there's nothing wrong. The doctor asked if I had any head trauma — which I really don't remember — I had fallen once and hit my face. I have done nothing more about it. And as much as I miss the nice smells I don't miss the bad odors — but I worry that I wouldn't smell smoke or gas leak.

case 0189

I cannot recall ever having a sense of smell. But I recall the smell of pancakes and spaghetti, so I must have a sense of smell at some point. My taste buds work like normal, although I am very picky in what I eat.

case 0190

About a year ago I started realizing that I can go past an area of terribly bad odor without feeling anything. Once I entered a room in which others covered their noses and gasping for fresh air, but I went inside as if nothing has happened. I do suffer from allergic rhinitis but it is well under control with medications.

case 0191

I fell and injured my head. Sometime later I realized that I lost my sense of smell. I went to an ear nose throat doctor who told me that he couldn't do anything for me, and I should put more smoke alarms in my house. I was very disappointed with what he told me. I realized later that my sense of taste had diminished, too. I just went on the internet to see if there was any cure for the loss of smell. I was again disappointed to find out that there was very little study by the medical profession on the loss of the sense of smell. It is time something is done about it.

case 0192

I lost my sense of smell after injuring my head in an accident. Over the years since, it has improved to the effect that I can sense certain smells and recognize them for what they are. There are however a lot of smells that I still can't detect, especially sweet smells like perfume as well as some unpleasant smells. It seems to have stabilized and isn't really changing any more. The strange thing is that I used to have a very acute sense of smell and was very focused on it before the accident.

case 0193

I was repeatedly hit in the head. I woke up in the hospital a few hours later and haven't smelled a thing since.