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 0931

I woke up one morning 26 years ago and noticed that something was wrong. Among other problems, my eyes were blurry, and my sense of taste and sense of smell were off. I found little information about my condition and the information I found scared me. I was given medicine for a stuffy nose but have never been satisfactorily treated. Now I'm disabled. I still have sense of smell problems. I miss the way I could detect odors.

case 0932

I believe that my olfactory senses were overstimulated while working in a laboratory. Now, I immediately smell any chemical smell. It overwhelms me, I get an instant headache. It really limits my life. I cannot go into a movie theater or hair salon because the odors are so overwhelming.

case 0933

I currently suffer from anosmia as a result from a fall and serious hit to the back of my head. Approximately five days after the fall I realized I had no sense of smell. I could absolutely smell nothing. In the 10 months since I've noticed that I do indeed smell something, but it is indescribable. It doesn't smell like anything familiar. Based on the strength of the smell of the environment around me, the intensity of the smell varies. If I walk into a coffee shop or restaurant the unpleasant smell I experience is magnified. As it would be if I stood beside someone smoking. I cannot discern good smells from bad. It's just varying degrees of this unpleasant smell that I now experience. I am battling depression because of my lack of smells and tastes.

case 0934

Nearly a year ago I was on vacation. The smell of lavender incense was pervasive everywhere — sometimes pleasant, sometimes overbearing. I could smell it all the time. After we returned home I would notice the smell at different times of the day and at different places. Sometimes it was faint other times very strong. When it is particularly strong, I have asked others if they could smell it and they couldn't. I checked everywhere for a source but it is winter here and no lavender would be blooming anywhere. This doesn't occur all the time but often. I can't find any explanation why I smell it sometimes but not others although I think I notice it more in the evening and when I am relaxing.

case 0935

Around the time I graduated from college I noticed that I was no longer able to detect aromas or smells as well as I used to. I first started noticing it when I was cooking and wasn't able to differentiate between different smells as well as before.

case 0936

Five months ago I developed a dislike for yogurt. The smell of yogurt in my mouth triggers a sensation of vomiting. Both the smell and taste are kind of funny. Ever since this malady I have lost my appetite. The perfumes that I loved to wear produce the same uncomfortable smell.

case 0937

After two infections of the upper respiratory tract in quick succession my sense of smell faded over a period of two weeks. It didn't disappear immediately, but I noticed that smells became less strong, until eventually I couldn't smell any aromas at all. That was just under three years ago, and since then I have been unable to distinguish any aromas at all — even really strong ones such as eucalyptus or wintergreen. Although I don't believe that I have allergies, and I don't experience any other symptoms of sinusitis or colds, I continually blow my nose. It gets very blocked if I lie on my front, and often during the day or night I will find that I can't breathe through my nose.

case 0938

Around the time I moved and had my first child about a year ago I have lost my sense of smell. I have been to my primary doctor and a specialist and the treatment helped with the sinus congestion but not with my sense of smell.

case 0939

I had anosmia since I can remember and it's not always easy, but I've learned to deal with it and accept it. Is particularly bad for me that I have a reduced sense of taste and that I cannot smell my own body odor.

case 0940

Since I was born I cannot smell anything.

case 0941

It was two years ago when I fell into depression. I love perfumes and I always used to buy different fragrances and I could recognize always a perfume that I wore in the past and I have worn more than a hundred until today. But the time I was sick I could not smell or sniff all my favorite fragrances. Every scent seemed to be indifferent and sometimes bothering or disgusting. Fortunately now I' m recovered and I find again pleasure and joy in sniffing new fragrances and wear everyday my favorite perfumes.

case 0942

I lost my sense of smell when I was about 19 years old. I had just finished working in a laboratory with chemicals such as formaldehyde, pyridine, etc. for half a year. I had taken a few knocks to my head a few years prior, but still had a sense of smell afterwards. I can still smell some unpleasant odors, but not pleasant ones. My doctor treated me as a waste of his time, and was very rude — I haven't mentioned my problem since.

case 0943

I've suffered from allergies and sinus issues for many years. About two and a half years ago I started having pain in the right side of my face. Now I smell fumes. This comes and goes. I have had the gas service out on three different occasions to check for any gas leaks — there were none. This is driving me crazy. Sometimes it lasts for weeks, then it will clear. Right now I feel like I'm sitting next to a running vehicle in a confined space. It's awful and I'm miserable.

case 0944

When I drank more than six or seven alcoholic drinks I couldn't smell anything the next day. Now I don't drink anymore, but the condition worsened. Now I have no sense of smell at all. It returns for short moments once or twice a month, though.