Have you lost your sense of taste as well as tinnitus and hearing?

[meggiemog]

I was reading a reply on another post where someone mentioned a loss of taste and smell. I have been suffering altered taste for at least 5 years - then 4 years ago 1 sided deafness and tinnitus and now 2 sided deafness. I can still smell things ok - mostly . I am always unsure if I have cooked food in a tasty way as I just can't tell - it's a bit like my hearing- I try to get it right with what I can compute with my brain. I seem to be quite good at getting my spicing levels right from experience- but I sometimes think food tastes off - when it is actually perfectly fine. If I had a blindfold taste test I would struggle. I was just wondering if anyone has ever found out why this happens?

[Linley]

Hi!My sense of taste and especially smell are very good as for hearing and sight☹️. I can only suggest getting it checked out by a GP. Good luck

[meggiemog in reply to Linley]

Thanks for replying Linley. I have had loads checked out and have been told with a shrug it's one of those things! I am however getting hearing checked again as it's definitely got worse in the last 12 months. Hearing aid doesn't turn up and I could do with an aid with volume control

[Graham-E]

Hello,It might have been me saying that as whatever virus I had took my sense of smell and taste. At the time of the virus all those years ago I immediately had a burnt smell and taste. That was the last thing I would really smell or taste.

When the virus left and I was getting better about a month later I was cooking in our kitchen and the gas flame went out. Standing right over the cooler I did not smell a thing. Good job there was someone else in the house or who knows.

I don’t really even know anyone personally with T let alone this.

I find my brain fills in the gaps until I eat something I’ve never had before then it’s blank.

Keep well and very best to you Graham