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 0945

I had hay fever and my sense of smell came and went. For the last two years I can't smell anything. I feel very frustrated.

case 0946

Recently, I have been getting up at three in the morning to a very strong mint/toothpaste smell. It lasts for at least an hour. This morning I even checked outside to make sure it was not coming from outside. Now I know it isn't outside but in my room.

case 0947

I cannot smell, but don't know why. I painted houses and rooms without a mask many times and suspect that this may be the reason why I lost my sense of smell.

case 0948

I cannot smell food or any other odors. If I put lotion on, I can smell something but cannot tell what it is. I cannot smell sour food, gas, or any foul odors. I cannot smell flowers.

case 0949

I keep smelling lead.

case 0950

Eight months ago I got sick with bronchitis and sinusitis. I took an antibiotic and got over it. A short time later I was driving in a car when someone with me said "We must have passed a skunk, it smells so strong!" I didn't smell it at all!!! So I went to an ear nose and throat doctor. I then went to a neurologist who had me sniff coffee and rubbing alcohol, which I could not smell. I also had spray painted some wicker baskets in the backyard and bleached some clothes but smelled neither. At Christmas time I could not smell the wood burning in the fireplace nor smell the tree or the fresh greenery. I can taste sweet, sour, bitter & salty to a point.

case 0951

I had a head injury from a fall. After a while I noticed smells in the nostrils that were not there, almost like a gravy smell, but odd... not pleasant. Tastes changed mostly with anything fried and with oils and butter. Even chocolate, which I used to love tastes like fried food. Foods that are spicy or fruity taste fine.

case 0952

I have a bad smell in my nose all the time, like bad potatoes. It started while I was on holiday. I have headaches with it and my eyes look puffy.

case 0953

For two weeks now I have had a runny nose. It usually is congested but even when my nose is clear, I cannot smell anything. I only can sense salty tastes. Food seems tasteless. I am quite worried that I could permanently lose my sense of smell and taste.

case 0954

I have anosmia because of nasal polyps.

case 0955

I had pneumonia and shortness of breath and started using inhalers. I have no sense of smell at all except every few months I have a flash of smell for half a minute.

case 0956

I have noticed a loss of my sense of taste and smell. I can only taste sweet, salt, bitter, and sour. Around the same time the smell of my favorite perfumes started getting weaker and weaker... I no longer can taste flavors like ginger or curry.

case 0957

I lost my sense of taste and smell the week I had a turbinectomy. My doctor said he never heard of it.

case 0958

I was born without a sense of smell. When I was about twenty years old I developed polyps which were surgically removed. I thought the doctors could find my lost sense of smell, but they did not. It embarrasses me when I am around very bad smells that I cannot smell but others can.

case 0959

I have nasal allergies. I began receiving treatment for it when I was 27 years old. Now I have been about ten years (since age 47) without allergies thanks to the treatment. At age 35 I started losing my sense of smell. Now I have barely any sense of smell.

case 0960

For two months now I smell a chemical smell. I have had this problem every year before winter for the last five years.

case 0961

Thirty years ago I underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and had polyps removed. After the surgery I had lost my sense of smell and taste and the feeling in my teeth. After a few years, my sense of taste and the feeling in my teeth returned, but I never was able to smell again. I am 78 years old now and worry about eating spoiled food or being in a fire.

case 0962

About six months ago I noticed strange smells all the time that no one else would smell. I seem to relate the smells to hot plastic for some reason. During this same period of time I also got infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. I was put on tetracycline and sulfur. After the treatment the smells were gone.

case 0963

The problem started when I thought I could smell smoke or something burning. Other times I can smell oranges even though there are none in the house. Another problem was smelling and "tasting" ammonia. I just kind of live with these weird smells as when I ask if anyone else can smell anything they say "no".

case 0964

Three years ago I had a number of viral infections over the winter. In spring I noticed that my sense of smell had disappeared. A little later I was diagnosed with nasal rhinitis and, a little later still, asthma. I take corticosteroids for these conditions. I still get "glimpses" of smell for about half an hour after I have been on a fairly vigorous run or when I am in the mountains. This is all very frustrating because my doctors can't seem to help me capture my sense of smell permanently?

case 0965

I don't remember ever being able to smell things, unless they are super strong in which case I can faintly smell them. My mom read on the internet that hitting the dashboard during a car crash can cause anosmia and when I was three or four years old that happened to me so now she says that this is probably why I can't smell. I don't really care but my mom always tells me that it is bad and that I am missing out on a lot of wonderful smells. She also tells me that I stink sometimes.

case 0966

Since the age of 30 I suffer from a smell and taste disorder. My doctor told me that the cause of my problems are polyps and that surgery would be necessary to correct the problem.

case 0967

About four weeks ago I noticed that I could no longer smell food cooking or my wife's perfume. I didn't think much about it at first but now I start to get worried.

case 0968

I feel there is some spirit in my house and sometimes I feel a foul smell like toilet in my house. The smell disappears with time.

case 0969

For the past week I have had the overwhelming feeling that there is cigarette smoke. I checked my home, the attics, sheds and could find nothing that would alarm me to a fire. My husband checked everything and does not smell the smoke. I have gone to several stores and the smell is following me everywhere, it has also taken away my sense of taste and is causing my head to pound continuously.

case 0970

I lost my sense of smell as the consequence of an accident.

case 0971

Five months ago I suffered a slight fracture and mild concussion after falling on the back of my head. Three months after the accident I noticed that my sense of smell was lessening, until it had completely disappeared. Along the way I have also lost much of my sense of taste.

case 0972

34 years ago I lost my sense of smell when living in a very dusty house. I still can't smell anything. Just once in a while I might enter, say, a store selling potpourri and the perfume would be so strong that I would briefly smell it.

case 0973

For the past three to four years I cannot differentiate among smells. I can only tell if people fart if I hear the sound.

case 0974

I have always had a very keen sense of smell and taste. I always smell everything before anyone else and can identify specifics. Since two or three months ago, I am smelling cigarette smoke around me. Not just the smoke, but the lack of air that you feel in a smoky room. It makes me feel like I cannot get enough air. I was worried there may be a carbon monoxide or other problems in the house and placed carbon monoxide detectors on each floor. No one else smells this. Can you hallucinate smells?

case 0975

Sometimes I do smell while most of the time I don't. I don't know what caused this, maybe my smoking.

case 0976

I have chronic sinusitis and asthma. As a result my sense of smell has been weakening gradually. I still have a relatively normal sense of smell but it is not as keen as it used to be.

case 0977

I noticed recently that I've lost my sense of smell. I won't know if I am hungry or full. I can't even smell the food that I'm eating and once I've eaten I don't know whether I am full or still hungry.

case 0978

I have been suffering from anosmia for 20 years. I have growths in my nose and need surgery.

case 0979

Five months ago I had a flu which was severe enough to have me in bed for five days. It took seven weeks after these five days before I felt normal again. It was during the five days in bed that I noticed that my smell was not as it used to be. It didn't return to normal and now I cannot even smell a rotten egg! My taste doesn't seem to be affected to any great deal.

case 0980

I smell celery in all foods.

case 0981

I suffered traumatic brain injury as the consequence of an accident. After being released from the trauma facility, I became aware that I lost my sense of taste. The only thing I can taste is salt and sweet. I have also been unable to detect hunger since that time. My sugar levels can dip to 49 before I become aware of the condition. This is problematic because I have diabetes.

case 0982

I started experiencing the intense smell of fuel oil about two weeks ago after passing a field which may have been sprayed with fertilizer. The fuel oil smell has lingered sometimes intense and other times not so intense. No matter what I do to squelch the fuel oil smell, it lingers. I have tried perfumes, scented sprays, etc. but nothing seems to work. I read about odor disorders and am considering going to see my physician but it sounds so weird to have this problem I am a little reluctant to go. I might just wait it out and see if it will eventually go away.

case 0983

I noticed that I couldn't smell urine, feces, even onions after I fell and hit my head.

case 0984

I cannot enjoy the smell of flowers like I used to when I was young. Some people tell me my breathe smells, but I do not notice it. Aroma from other nice flavors is not for me anymore. Is there any way I can get my sense of smell back?

case 0985

I have no ability to detect odor, not even the strongest odors such as gasoline and ammonia. I have no recollection of ever being able to smell. When I was young I thought people were making up this thing they referred to as "smell". When I was in high school, I thought maybe smell was one of those things you need to learn how to do. No physical exams test for smell so it is a handicap (I have walked into a room filled with gas and failed to detect it) that goes unspoken.

case 0986

Ever since I was a child I cannot smell at all!

case 0987

My doctor has been changing my medications and since then I have this sickening, bitter smell that only I smell. It never goes away. It is so strong that sometimes I want to scream.

case 0988

I was put on blood pressure medication. This is when I discovered that I had no sense of smell. I no longer take the medication but my sense of smell has not returned.

case 0989

I don't know when exactly I realized this, but I have never been able to smell well. I can smell sometimes, but only things that are really strong or anything citrus. Even if I put something right up to my nose, I usually can't smell even a hint of anything. I would love to figure out what is wrong with me.

case 0990

I have never been able to smell except for vinegar, smelling salts, dough improver, raw onions when cut, and really strong chemical smells that hurt my nose... Most of the time I don't even remember to smell so I won't pick up a smell unless someone asked me to smell. For me to smell it, it would have to be right up against my nose. I can smell better in steam, but my sense of smell is very very poor indeed.

case 0991

My sense of smell comes and goes as the sun rises, some days I can't smell anything and some days I'm super sensitive. All my life I have had nasal drip and chronic sore throat.

case 0992

I lost my sense of smell and taste just before my finals of a three year year aroma & holistic therapy course.

case 0993

I'm a man of 21 years and I've observed that my sense of smell is not working. I had the flu but now the flu symptoms are gone and I still have no sense of smell.

case 0994

I frequently suffer from sinus infections. Following a severe infection, lasting about two months, I noticed a reduced sense of smell. My doctor diagnosed sinusitis and started treatment but I haven't noticed an increase in my sense of smell.

case 0995

Fifteen years ago when I was 53, I noticed that I could not smell the flowers and over time I now can't smell much of anything. I miss the smells of coffee, bacon, and fried onions. It has also affected my taste buds. I cook mostly on memory and my husband tells me I'm a good cook, but if I was to not see what is on my plate, I would do a poor job identifying what I am eating, except for the textures of food. I was making oatmeal and cinnamon for my breakfast one morning and not until I was finishing my oatmeal, did I notice I had the paprika sitting on the kitchen counter and not the cinnamon. I could not tell the difference.

case 0996

I had an anxiety attack. About six months later I realized that my smelling power has worsened and now I can't smell anything.

case 0997

I travelled abroad about 15 years ago. What hit me when I travelled was the smell of the cities, they were so different. They had a sharp pungency which I felt I could not get rid of even a week after I returned. The smell was so overpowering that I used to experience flashes of the smell like an action replay even after my return home. Simultaneously around the same time I notice that my sense of smell was getting fainter and fainter. I hate the smell of petrol fumes during peak hour traffic. In fact, the smell makes me want to puke. I remember being thankful for my decreased sense of smell for this reason. Then over a period of a year or so, I realized that I had totally lost my sense of smell and what was left behind was the occasional replay of the pungent petrol smell which I first felt so strongly when I travelled abroad. The memory of smell used to help me smell for a while. I saw a cake and I knew how it would smell and then I used to feel a faint twinge of the smell. Slowly over a period of time I have lost that too. I really do not miss it except for the memories of the smell of rain, shoe polish, anything that would really bring back old childhood memories. Interestingly, a friend told me that she had also been travelling abroad when she came back she found to her great distress that she had lost her sense of smell. She is a great cook and absolutely loves cooking and she was in tears when she told me that she used to cook by the sense of her smell. She says she has lost both her sense of smell and taste and she was so so distressed and has been going from one doctor to another desperately. I still remember my surprise when I heard that. I luckily somehow have retained my sense of taste and I can still taste good food and don't really miss my sense of smell; the bad odors so much outnumber the good ones. Another interesting thing is though I can't smell a thing, if I walk into a room that has been freshly painted or someone nearby has been using a particularly strong perfume, I can't smell it but I still get a headache.

case 0998

I was in an accident and suffered skull fractures. Afterwards I was never able to smell again. At first I thought I was smelling urine everywhere, all the time. That went away after a while and I couldn't smell anything. For years I still had smell "memory", but now that's gone too. I realized fairly quickly how much smells had affected my mood. After my loss of sense of smell I would conjure up memories of certain smells, like the smells of Christmas, when it was Christmas time. I can no longer conjure those smells.

case 0999

15 years ago I had a very bad flu, which caused hyposmia and then partial anosmia. My olfaction never came back. My life has changed a lot, I divorced, lost my job... It is very difficult for me now to make plans, feel desire, feel good and happy. I live in a permanent present, I have lost the sensations linked to memories, I have no particular desire for the future....

case 1000

Since I was born, I have never perceived any smell except choking smell.