super sensitive smell

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My Mother (age 63) has thyroid trouble and takes synthroid. She also suffers from arthritis and psoriasis. Recently (and before in 1998), she has become super sensitive to smell. We recently painted our home, and when she comes to visit, she can't stand inside but a few minutes, and says it is like she is "tasting" the paint (the smell is so strong to her). We don't smell anything. The slightest perfume, air deodorizers, ink in newspaper, etc do the same thing to her. What can be causing this? Would an allergy medicine help? She currently doesn't see an allergist or take any allergy medications. Thanks.	flip flop girl 8/8/2006	.
Older people who are losing one sense will often find that another sense will become more pronounced. People whose vision is failing usually find that their hearing or their smell is now sharper. Thyroid and arthritis do not fit into this catagory. I suspect that she doesn't have an allergy, but it wouldn't hurt to have the allergy suspicion checked out with the doctor.	star queen 8/12/2006	.
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