Phantosmia help

[Bubble-ml]

Hi all

I've joined this forum on behalf of my mum ... She won't do these herself because I think she just gets to upset half the time .

But she's had no smell or tastebuds for a year now .

She's had tests and they can't find anything but reading on-line it seems to stem from some trauma ( mainly head ) of some sort ... ( sh had a really bad cold last summer )

She says the smell up her nose is absolutely vile ... I'm wondering if anyone has tried hypnosis to try trick the brain receptors In to functioning somehow ?

Has anyone tried it or can recommend a good hypnotherapist?

Thanks so much X

[Constance13]

This really isn't the forum for you - it is mainly for PMR/GCA patients. We do have smell and taste issues but it is usually because of the cortisone (or something similar) that we are taking.

[SnazzyD in reply to Constance13]

She does have GCA. There is more detail in the post earlier this morning.

[Constance13 in reply to SnazzyD]

Upps!

[Bubble-ml in reply to Constance13]

Thanks Hun , yes she does have GCA ( for 4 years now ) and she is t getting any better ... And to add to it she now has this taste / smell thing x

[Constance13 in reply to Constance13]

Sorry, didn't know your Mum had GCA!

[Bubble-ml in reply to Constance13]

That's ok , not to worry ... I'm new to this forum so I posted for 2 different types of advice

[PMRpro Ambassador]

No-one could recommend anyone specific as we don't even know what country you are in?

[Bubble-ml in reply to PMRpro]

U.K.

[maria40]

I lost my sense of smell and taste for almost two years after a very heavy cold, well before I had PMR or GCA. The residual taste and smell were disgusting ; I do sympathise with your mother. A friend who was an ENT specialist gave me series of tests smelling or trying to smell various things - one that I got a very faint whiff of was cinnamon and I was told that this was a positive indicator that smell and taste could come back although perhaps not for a while. Perhaps your mother could try this?

If, when, it does come back it's marvellous. I remember walking past a florist's shop and being almost in tears at the smell of roses. I do hope this happens for your mother.

[Bubble-ml in reply to maria40]

Amazing .. I'm hopeful it will come back in time . Occasionally she does say " oh I can smell that " ! So that's good to hear , thank you