It's so depressing. You don't realise how important the sense of smell is until you lose it 😔 a month post covid and still feeling fatigued and unable to smell etc
I have paraosmia since the past 3 weeks, it's been almost 2 months since I had covid, it's come to a point where I have to force my self to eat to keep my stomach satisfied . Iam so passionate about food and now I feel nauseous when I enter the kitchen, I even get bad smell from my own body . It's very intermittent, but I don't enjoy food the way I used too. If there is a similar group in India will anyone please let me know.
I've been getting these weird smells for the last couple of days, I'm not able to eat anything, everything smells foul! My parents were covid +ve as well but they didn't experience anything like this, I feel at a loss, it's just so foul, I want to eat but I just can't.. It's not just food, shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, perfume... Everything smells gross.
i have the same condition , it really sucks. I feel like a ghoul who can't eat food, might start drinking blood idk. Don't know if i got Covid or a zombie disease. Might die out of starvation , lets hope not tho
Update: I'm fairly okay now, everything still smells and tastes a bit different, I can't smell some food at all but I don't get any bad smells anymore, it lasted for about 2 weeks for me, hope you guys get better as well ✌
I lost my sense of smell and taste about 7 years ago. For 5 years there was nothing and the suddenly I started getting strange smells. It gradually came back but last Feb I had bronchitis and then possibly COVID in March. Months after I smell cigarette smoke sometimes in house and no one else could smell. I will definitely be trying Smell training hopefully it will help.
My Wife is having the same problem, she got COVID back on may/jun and to this date, her smell/taste is not 100%, she says it's about 40% and some things she used to eat taste different, for example coke, she says that it tastes like coriander, It's been so long I'm getting worried for her, I'm going to start buying her stuff with different smells to see it that helps, I wish you good luck!
@@mikoaryayenijad It’s come back a little but everything smells different. Not how things are supposed to smell. I still can’t smell strong smells at all.
@@jessl2163 Same here Jess but it's only been 4 months for me , have you been doing any smell training ? Because I did at first. I started smelling and tasting a bit but then I stopped smelling again (since winter holidays started because with school and all , there's some kind of routine , so I also have a smelling routine which will do my smell training indirectly ) so now I can't smell again
@@raniadg5384 hi, oh I’m sorry, it’s horrible isn’t it? I’ve not done any smell training, I’ve read up on it a little. What sorts of things were you using?
I lost my sense of smell and taste just over 10 months ago when hospitalised for 3 months with Covid and still suffer other Long Covid symptoms. I can barely taste anything, cannot distinguish garlic etc, some things taste intolerable and my taste is greatly altered - tragedy as I have an online Cookery Website and am an experimental cook. In addition, I feel as if I have a heavy head cold with constant disgusting smells of Diesel, cigarettes (I'm a non smoker), burning and dust - it is unrelenting and accompanied by constant headaches. I can sense faint smells of things through this horrible layer of phantom smell so am willing to try your smell training technique. I will be devastated if this never returns.
Hi Susie, Really sorry to hear of your situation when being involved in cooking. I was thinking how devastating this must be for people who cook professionally. How did you get on? I got covid 2 months ago and couldn't move from my bed for a week. Not as serious as yours, but i still can not taste ice cream at all. It tastes like smooth icey water.
@@ghosts288 no return of smell and taste. I rest every day and have permanent bitter taste in my mouth that makes me repel things I used to love and 24/7 overwhelming smell of bonfires or diesel fumes!
This is exactly what I've been experiencing now since Christmas of 2023. I had pneumonia., and I believe started from COVID.It's odd, I can't smell any of my perfumes or air wick, scented candles ect.... I do however smell cigarettes (no one smokes around me or in my house) I also smell like old dust or stale air or something. It's almost March 2024 and I may have 50% taste and smell back. I felt the need to comment because I've noticed the "cigarettes and burning smell" on other comments. I also suffer really bad headaches on a weekly basis, when before I rarely had them at all. I will give this a shot... I'm constantly cleaning with pine soll to get rid of smells that no one else can smell. Even outside!
My wife has been smelling rotting putrid meat 24/7 since NOVEMBER, my heart breaks for her! GIVE US A SOLUTION! NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS!!!???!!! Is there no TREATMENT??? Why aren't scientist and doctors talking about working on a treatment! Absent - are you working on a solution? Do you have ANY encouraging update? Something to give these poor people any HOPE! My wife thinks this will last the rest of her life!
Hey use VapoRub in the tongue, yes, sounds weird and in the nose, the helps, hierbalife i think, i really don't remember the name of the drink but it is something like that, ecualipt
I lost mine back in March when I had Covid19. It has returned but things don't quite smell or taste the same. I don't have the petrol or rancid smells but it's as if smells have been dumbed down and elements of the smell have been removed. Eggs are quite different and are almost unpalatable and fish also is quite different, especially when raw, although when cooked it is still palatable. I struggle to taste the full range of flavour when eating previous favourites but I can still enjoy strong flavoured foods, especially things like curry. I'm going to try the smell training and I'll report back in a few weeks.
Hi Graeme - My story seems almost identical to yours. I wasn't able to get tested but must have had COVID back in March, what over flu etc makes you totally lose your sense of smell and taste? My taste/smell has definitely returned but only up to a point, most things just dont taste as strong as they used to and certain foods create a weird after-taste. Body odours are also different and have not returned, raw onions are particularly tough. I have been doing the smell training for several weeks but haven't yet noticed any real change. How are you getting on?
I have the same symptoms like you. At the start food tasted and smelled disgusting but now, after 7-8 months it's becoming more tolerable. It's not like the food tastes good, but it's tolerable. Did you find any improvement?
When is the best time to commence your smell training, is it during covid infection and loss of sense of smell or should I wait until the active infection has finished?
We're really sorry to hear this. This is often classed as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and we have others in our online network who have had the same experience. It's free to join and a very supportive environment. Join here: abscent-network.mn.co/ You may also wish to visit our specific page on our website on TBI: abscent.org/about-smell-loss/brain-injury
Halo chrissi about 2 months ago i was positive covid by pcr tested and for so i was experiencing anosmia for about three days and after that i felt that my smell can detect just a little bit of odour just like soap,alcohol and hand sanitizer until now..the one that maks me so confused is sometimes my smell capability seems better and for other case it backs to worst again or it can say just fluctuate ups and down..is it normal or something to worried about? For your info i've been doing smell training with eesentials oils such as clove,lemon,eucalyptus,peppermint and lavender for about one month..would like to see your opinion about my case,thank you before 🙏🙏
I’ve suffered with anosmia for almost two years now. Doctor told me to “find a hobby to fill the loss”. I’ve been resigned to the fact I’ll probably never get my sense of smell back. I’m only 26. Have I left it too long to start training?
I have same problem i lost my snense of smell for 3 years now and am 27 . It’s really Sad to not enjoy Nature and surrounding my doctor told me there is nothing they Can do . It Sux
@@gomezselena3500 my friend, after almost 2 months in, it is WAY better now! It is not completely gone, but I have good hopes for the future and I feel confident again! I wish you the best of luck!
@@gomezselena3500 the only advice I can give you is to be patient. And don't be scared if someday it seems to be worse than the day before, it's part of the healing process. It will be intermittent. Someday it will be bad and someday it will be better.
@@gomezselena3500 Mine has been almost 4 months, some people says 2 yrs or more. Lets Try to be as hopeful as possible and read the first comment, he gives good advice.
The “Bunny Sniff” is a revelation !! I was deep inhaling before and would lose the scent quickly. The short sniffs really work! For me, the parosmia will be over when I regain my love for garlic an onions! may make a scent jar with those in it. Is that allowed?🥸
@@danielladinardo8321 Oh wow, congratulations! Do you mind sharing about your experience ? I'm thinking of buying a smell training kit to try and cure parosmia. I can eat anything except for meat, onions and garlic. Those taste awful hah. How long have you been smell training?
