I Lost My Sense Of Taste/smell After A Virus

[silka]

A couple of years ago. Very annoying. It's strange but I can make out if something is savoury or sweet. Also I can smell a couple of things up close like coffee for instance. I sometimes get the waft of perfume when someone passes me. Doctor says it will come back but I have my doubts. Anyone else have this problem ?

[tonyav]

I have absolutely no sense of smell at all, lost it 24 years ago after an operation. The surgeon said it may come back but after 24 years I don't think it will.

[silka]

Tonyav I sympathise

[tonyav]

I'ts got the stage where I don't really miss it any more, I hardly think about it now. I missed it for the first few years though.

[silka]

Yes I can understand that

[ummmm]

My uncle has no sense of smell or taste. It happened after an accident. They thought it might come back but it never did.

How bad a virus was it?

[silka]

At first I had bronchitis then after I got over that I picked up a virus shortly after.

[ummmm]

Gosh - how horrible. A couple of years is a long time. Being able to smell some things is encouraging though.

[silka]

Yes ummm I hang on to that thought

[ummmm]

Have you been to the doctor recently?

[tonyav]

Being able to smell some things is encouraging though.

Yes, that is encouraging. I can smell nothing ( I haven't lost my sense of taste though ). Losing my sense of smell used to worry me a bit because I've always messed around with cars and it's always useful if you can smell petrol.

[silka]

No I told them about 3 times and all they said was it would come back. I gave up.

[silka]

I thought it you lost one you lost the other.

[tonyav]

Thats because they know that there is no medication to make it come back, silka.

[silka]

Sorry don't quite get that

[tonyav]

I still have my sense of taste, silka. Still can't stand Marmite.

[tonyav]

What don't you get, silka ?

[silka]

At 02.05

[silka]

Oh yes I get it now. They just say that as a standard

[tonyav]

I think they are saying that your sense of smell will probably return because you do smell certain things ( coffee, perfume ). But there isn't anything that they ( doctors ) can percribe to make it come back.

[silka]

I heard mention of a nose spray that helped. I'm going to get some