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Lost taste and smell on chemo: Will they come back?
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@sally484
I feel for you. I lost my taste and smell 7 years ago from strong antibiotics and it has never come back. My neurologist said it’s permanent nerve damage. Very hard to eat tasteless food. Such a loss to never enjoy eating again. I so miss flavor. The texture of food becomes more pronounced. If I don’t like the texture I just can’t eat it.
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How did you get diagnosed by neurologist? Mine had no explanation, except for my post covid syndrome diagnosis. However, I told the ENT and neurologist that the huge metallic taste I got in my mouth happened within 1 hour of taking 1 antibiotics pill! I immediately called the doctor about it. I only took 1 more pill. The taste is now more bitter than metallic.
Upon ENT visit I tested low on smell test and was diagnosed with Taste/smell disorder. I can smell and taste, but it’s weak. Not very keen now. I have tried scent retraining, but it has helped little. I’ve read on this site that scent retraining doesn’t work for them because they can’t smell at all. Idk. I can’t imagine not having any smell or taste. That’s gotta be hard. So sorry!