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 0892

I suffered from sinusitis many years ago. They found that I had a polyp. I was prescribed nasal spray and over a period of time I noticed that I could not smell as well anymore. When I was in a garden, where everyone commented on the lovely aroma from flowers, I had to smell the flowers close up to get any smell. I get smells of something and then it just disappears; it's weird and difficult to describe. I have this problem and live with it, as the alternative is surgery, but polyps grow back, so what's that point? I live with it and just have to get close to the smell.

case 0893

For a long time sometimes I smell something which is not there. Also, my sense of smell is blocked.

case 0894

I never remember ever being able to smell but my mother says that I did. Oddly, I can taste and I love to cook and I love food and wine.

case 0895

I suffered a head injury and lost my sense of smell two years ago. Within a month I started to get phantom smells which ranged from the smell of the tumble dryer to oil and petrol. Six months after the accident, I started to pick up certain smells but they were inaccurate. I started to smell coffee but not like I used to smell it. Within weeks I was getting the same smell for cigarette smoke. I still get these smells — also for chocolate. The smell is a sort of burning smell but not too unpleasant. I am able to drink coffee now but cannot eat chocolate as the taste is so bad. Many other smells like peppers, celery, and perfumes also smell different than they used to smell. Eggs and certain other foods smell like urine. I get phantom smells first thing in the morning and last thing at night when I am tired or stressed. It is a sweet and overpowering smell.

case 0896

One day I realized that I can't smell my daughter's soiled diaper. One month later I still wasn't able to smell it. I have no diagnosed diseases but I am not feeling well.

case 0897

I am unsure when I lost my sense of smell, but I only started paying attention to it when one day someone aggressively accused me of ignoring the burning meal on the stove on purpose. I then started to smell things such as fruit, herbs, perfume, bleach... and realized that I could not smell them. I went to an ear nose throat doctor and he gave me a nasal spray. It did not work and I felt he did not take me seriously. I decided to just live with my smell loss.

case 0898

I am a mother of three children and I have a problem with my nose. Since five years back I have a blocked nose and cannot smell anything. Only sometimes can I smell. I hope I don't get nose cancer.

case 0899

I now find it almost impossible to detect smells such that they are are unidentifiable and very difficult to describe . Different surroundings produce different sensations but essentially the sensations can best be described as mildly chlorine chemical smells . My appetite is very poor with very little interest in food even to the point of nausea.

case 0900

I lost most of my sense of taste first; some things, i.e. lemons, tomatoes, anything tart, tasted really bad. I had a concussion and a few months later, my sense of smell totally disappeared. I have been taking zinc supplements and my sense of taste seems to be recovering somewhat, but no change in the sense of smell.

case 0901

I've never been able to smell.

case 0902

Loss of smell — accompanied by phantosmia —came about ten months after I tried to eliminate a bacterial infection in my nasal passages with antibiotics. The bacterial infection is now gone, but I have had no sense of smell, along with a strong phantom stink in my nose. This has been a huge challenge to my quality of life.

case 0903

I was born without a sense of smell... No one knows the cause. They believe my olfactory bulb is not functioning properly.

case 0904

After a head trauma I lost my sense of smell.

case 0905

Since four years ago I have no sense of smell at all. Ear nose throat doctors confirmed that I have no sense of smell and taste, but they have no remedy.

case 0906

A few months ago I started smelling a metal smell. I noticed, though, that it was in my nose, not in the air. This lasted for a couple of months, then stopped, but has now returned again. I have always had a strong sense of smell, and am now wondering if this is normal as we age.

case 0907

I lose my sense of smell and taste whenever I take acetaminophen of any kind for three days or more. I was recently switched from codeine medication for pain to acetaminophen. Within a week I could no longer smell or taste anything. My tongue still distinguishes between the basic salt, sweet, sour and bitter but other than that I cannot tell raspberry jam from peanut butter (except for the texture of course). It is very annoying and I would love to find an alternative to the acetaminophen.

case 0908

A few weeks ago I noticed a sharp smell in my nose and got dizzy. It only lasted for a few seconds but it keeps coming back more often now.

case 0909

I had diabetes for three years. At the same time the diabetes started I also lost my sense of smell.

case 0910

I have allergies and as a consequence I often had problems smelling. Then, three years ago, my sense of smell was completely gone. No treatment helped but it has started to spontaneously come back occasionally.

case 0911

I woke up one morning and immediately I could not stand the following smells and tastes: coffee, chocolates, all meat except processed meats like salami, peaches, watermelons, etc. Now my life is hell. To go to a restaurant is not pleasant and I have to plug my nostrils to block the various smells.