Can't smell anything

[Ladylupus]

Morning everyone, I lost my sense of smell during a cold. A few weeks later it came back. A second cold had the same happen again. At the third cold it never came back.

It's been more than a year since I have been able to smell anything. It does have pros and cons of course. I really miss this sense and it's pleasures, food, flowers, sea air, fresh laundry, lovely perfumes, my freshly bathed grandsons. A scented bath was one of my favourites.

On the pro side, I don't smell nappies, petrol, manure/ farmyard, coconuts( I'm not missing that!! ) I have a humidifier to help with dryness , has anyone else had this and how do you help it.? Should I go to GP and ask her? I keep hoping it will come back without having to take up appt time.

[PMRpro]

I would be asking the GP - there are some illnesses that cause it and you really ought to be checked out just in case.

[Hidden]

Yes I have this too plus inability to taste properly - “blunt instrument taste buds” as a gastro said. In my case I think it’s dryness in my nasal cavities causing these sensory changes. Sometimes I smell things incredibly intensely however - just randomly - same with hearing but never with taste. I have Sjögren’s.

[Ladylupus in reply to Hidden]

Hi twitchy, Yes, I've also got Sjogrens. I have a humidifier but not noticing much difference. It's so frustrating . Most food tastes pretty bland or just plain weird. What you see on your plate and expect to taste and smell are poles apart from the current situation. 😞Xx

[Hidden in reply to Ladylupus]

Yes spot on in your description I’m afraid. Mine has never recovered and it’s been progressing for 8 or more years now.

[KayHimm]

My friend’s mother got this after a cold. Eventually she got her sense of smell back. I agree with PRO, make sure you see your GP.

Hope it gets better.

K

[miccika1]

Hayfever?