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 0590

Two months ago I seem to have caught some sort of low grade virus. I don't feel unwell but have completely lost my sense of smell! I went to an ear nose throat doctor who has found nothing.

case 0591

One day I realized that I couldn't smell the cooking pot that hade run dry and was burning a vegetable. I then began thinking about being able to smell or not smell lots of things. I think I was around 50 years old when I became aware of not being able to smell. It may have gone back to earlier days but apparently I was not aware of the loss of smell.

case 0592

Recently, I have been "smelling" the odor of scorched food... like chili that has burnt to the bottom of the pan or a coffee pot that's been on the burner all day. It doesn't matter where I am, in my car, at the gym, in my office or at home. Even when nothing is cooking, the smell is there. The first day I had a really bad headache after it started, but it wasn't exactly a migraine (I've had them before so I know the difference). I looked it up on the internet and it was some comfort to find out that I'm not the only one who has phantom smells.

case 0593

I used a local herb as a nasal drop. After using it I have completely lost my sense of smell.

case 0594

I lost my sense of smell completely about 16 years ago. I have seen an ear nose throat doctor but they found nothing wrong. My sense of taste is also not as good as it should be. I have basically been told to accept it.

case 0595

Four days ago I used wood stain on a piece of furniture. On the next day and ever since then I am experiencing the wood stain smell no matter where I am. I even have a mild headache such as you might get from being exposed to the actual wood stain. A few days before that I had a methacholine challenge to test for asthma and I wonder if this could have something to do with my condition.

case 0596

Apparently my paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother had a very limited or no sense of smell. My sense of smell is incredibly limited, I can discern certain scents I "like" but I cannot name them. I have no strong recognition of the smell of feces, urine, or vomit. My husband also has a very limited or no sense of smell and is also color blind. Unfortunately, our son also seems to have inherited this lack of smell.

case 0597

I can't remember ever being able to smell. I have inquired about it a few times with my doctor but was told that nothing can be done.

case 0598

Five months ago I had a very high fever for a couple of days. There were no other symptoms but I was slightly delirious for about 24 hours. The next time I ate something it had absolutely no taste at all. Over the last six months, I sometimes taste and smell odd things but mostly my taste and smell have given up. Coffee and wine are disgusting; I am able to taste fresh produce better than most things, but not oranges. Meat and fish are tasteless but I can really enjoy smoked salmon and smoked mackerel. I can also taste pears really well. Bread, cakes, biscuits are tasteless. Onions, chili, and curry are impossible to detect. I think things have improved slightly as I smelled someone's cigarette smoke outside in the street recently. What is quite sad is that my doctor just said she had never heard of such a condition except in brain tumor patients.

case 0599

I lost my sense of smell after I fell down and banged my head against the stairs.

case 0600

I started smelling a burnt smell about a couple of months ago. It was a couple of weeks before I got a severe cold. At first, I thought it was other things like my computer, my daughter smoking cigarettes, but then I realized it was me. I still have it and it's very disturbing. When I hold something up to my nose the perception changes.

case 0601

I had a bad cold six months ago. I lost my sense of taste and smell during this period. This seemed normal to me, however, after a few weeks these senses did not return. I must mention that I can taste sweet, sour and salt tastes and very occasionally can detect that a smell is present but cannot identify it, i.e. more often than not it smells repugnant or like scorched plastic. I visited my doctor four months ago but does not hold out much hope. I am upset by this news as it is affecting my enjoyment of life.

case 0602

I got knocked out at age 20. I knew I lost my sense of smell two days after the accident. I could still taste but I could not distinguish flavors. My brain was not getting stimulated by smelling. There were no little bursts of feel good chemicals when smelling something nice. 23 years later my smell is still completely gone. I wish I had it back. It has a huge impact on my personality. I do not bother to make a big deal of this as it will not achieve anything.

case 0603

I am smelling blood everywhere.

case 0604

It was last summer for about one or two months when my sense of smell increased. I'm not sure what caused this change. At the time I was even worried that I felt like I could smell everything around me and was quite consumed with all these smells. I was quite pleased with this new way of perceiving the world. Also it wasn't just one smell, it was everything. I also don't believe it was phantom smelling or smell hallucinations. I usually could smell something first then find its origin or vice versa. Eventually it just went away and the only way I could justify this in my mind was that I was extremely stressed at the time. All in all it was a mind boggling experience.

case 0605

Three months ago I started burping uncontrollably and experienced a strange metallic taste after meals. Two days later I came down with flu-like symptoms. I noticed that things tasted and smelled strange. Chocking it up to being sick and not eating much I thought these symptoms would pass. To my astonishment, however, my sense of smell is still damaged. Everything seems distorted: food, deodorant, car fumes...nothing is quite right. My sense of taste seems somewhat improved but still not quite there. The distortion in smell is really driving me bonkers. I am trying to stay positive and patient.