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Ear, Nose and Throat (Expert Forum)
sense of smell very strange!
Answered by
Eric Genden, MD - Ear, Otolaryngology, nose, throat
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York - NY
Questions posted in the Ear, Nose and Throat Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
sense of smell very strange!
by Ihatepalps2, Jun 18, 2008 02:31PM
I had the "real" flu in March. Actually the whole month of March. Its now June...and I have noticed that my sense of smell is not right!! Something that I think smells awful, other people say smells great.
alot of the time, the smell that I smell is like bleach---even when no bleach has been used.
I can taste--but thats not 100% either. A friend cooked microwave popcorn--I smelled bleach. I have a raspberry chapstick--I thought it had gone bad--was a rancid smell..my friend smelled it..said it smelled great.
What is going on?
alot of the time, the smell that I smell is like bleach---even when no bleach has been used.
I can taste--but thats not 100% either. A friend cooked microwave popcorn--I smelled bleach. I have a raspberry chapstick--I thought it had gone bad--was a rancid smell..my friend smelled it..said it smelled great.
What is going on?
Doctor's Answer
by Eric Genden, MD, Jun 23, 2008 06:02AM
, Jun 23, 2008 06:02AM
You should see your otolaryngologist- There are many possibilities ranging from a lingering sinus infection to viral mediated anosmia. An office evaluation will usually help to determine the underlying cause.
As a totally unrelated issue, I did have a complete brain MRI in Sept of last year--they were diagnosing migraines, and wanted to rule out anything else. That was completely clear--otherwise I might be thinking neurological too....
its just so strange...and I hate it!
I saw you mentioned Viral Anosmia in your answer above.
Is there any known treatment for this ?
I suffer of a strange parosmia/phantosmia following my 3-rd sinus surgery for polyps removal, and I cannot get rid of it and no ENT specialist is able to find its reason.
Brain CT scan did not reveal anything significant.
Thanks a lot and best regards,
Iudith