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 0864

I have had asthma for 15 years and can't smell anything.

case 0865

I used to smell things that nobody else smelled. I received electroconvulsive therapy and I am well now and on the way to a good and prosper life.

case 0866

A few days ago I started to smell this very sweet smell in my nose. I don't know why or where it is coming from. All I know is that I can't stand the smell and it is actually starting to make me feel sick. Sick to the point that it upsets my stomach severely.

case 0867

I started experiencing unusual smells nobody else can smell after a severe influenza. It does happen about three to four times a day.

case 0868

I lost my sense of smell after a concussion after head trauma.

case 0869

Last year, at the age of 44, I had an infection of the upper respiratory tract and lost my sense of smell completely for an entire year. Slowly I regain it, but now I notice that a lot of things smell very different than they used to. The perfumes I used to use, which smelled very pleasant to me prior to anosmia, now don't smell so pleasant. Some foods don't taste as good as they used to (for example I can't stand bananas now), and other foods taste much better than they used to. Cigarette smoke smells almost minty to me, and not nearly as unpleasant as it used to. There are many examples like this.

case 0870

Many years ago I noticed that I did not get scents from flowers. Now I can only get a few smells but not many. I have a history of sinusitis and I worked in close proximity to a histology lab, with formalin.

case 0871

At first I noticed that if I smelled a flower or food that the smell only lasted a few seconds. As time went on I would get a "whiff" of something but the smell would be gone before I could identify it. I was in a very stressful phase of my life at that time and my doctor said the loss of smell was stress related and my sense of smell would come back when things were better... but she did not do any test. Now, over two years later, my stress level is way down but I still cannot smell most of the time. When I can, it is just for a second or two... then the smell is gone.

case 0872

Presently, for no known reason, I can't taste anything and smell bad smells that no one else seems to notice.

case 0873

Following a head injury three years ago at the age of 30 I lost my sense of smell. I can still taste just fine, I know if it's a shiraz or a merlot and if there is sugar in my tea. Now I have a very mild soapy smell in the back of my nose all the time. It changes on a daily basis with undertones ranging from caramel to pine needles.

case 0874

I used to use the car air freshener and observed that I could not get the full scent of the air freshener while other occupants of the vehicle would complement me on the scent. I use the air conditioning in the car all the time. I suspect that my inhaling the air freshener all the time contributed to the gradual loss of my sense of smell. This gradually grew worse. Last year a rat died in my office. I did not detect the odor. Others who entered the office complained about the foul odor. This was embarrassing. For Christmas this year I went to buy some perfume for my wife. The clerk brought some perfumes for me to sample, I could not discern the different scents. I bought the perfume simply on the appearance of the packaging. While my sense of smell has not completely gone, I am severely handicapped by my very weak ability to detect odors.

case 0875

Three years ago at the age of 30 I had a head trauma. After recovering and without anyone including doctors noticing, my sense of smell is completely gone. I can taste sweet and salty but everything sweet and everything salty tastes and smells the same. Ammonia and a rose would smell the same to me. It is a little weird, but at the same time I think it is fairly interesting. I now only eat to fill up and for no other reason. I am alive and happy but a sense of smell would be awesome.

case 0876

I used nasal sprays for nasal allergies for a few days and now I can't smell anything.

case 0877

I started losing my sense of smell when I started having problems with a bone growth pressing on my eyes. Since then I have had two accidents to my head and have lost a lot of my sense of smell and some of my sense of taste. It is getting worse as I get older.

case 0878

About six months ago I got a bad sinus infection. Since then I am experiencing a terrible smell and it is getting worse. At first it smelled like burnt oil. Then it changed to sickening flowery smells. These changed in severity and are worse now that they were before. I also have ringing in my ears since all this happened. I saw an ear, nose and throat doctor and he said I have a deviated septum. I don't know...

case 0879

I noticed earlier this year that my senses of taste and smell come and go but are more often than not absent. I am not sure if it is due to an allergy such as hay fever or my sinuses, which seem to be permanently blocked.

case 0880

I am not entirely sure if I lost my sense of smell, but the smells seem to smell different from which they used to smell.

case 0881

I was handling old moth balls and thought the odor was gone while others were overwhelmed by the remaining scent. I've also noticed a lessened ability to taste that seems to be related to smell. I saw a recommendation on TV for a chemical that will help remedy this lost sense. That idea is interesting to me.

case 0882

I smell paint when there is no paint. I thought it would go away but so far it hasn't. It is some times stronger than others. I have no idea what is causing it.