Loss of smell & taste

Have you tried nicotine gum? Some people have success with that. Google nicotine and loss of taste and smell for tips.
It’s an easy thing to try. Good luck.

I’ve lost about 80% of my sense of smell. Had Covid late 2/20

I have post covid syndrome and smell/taste disorder, but mine also involves a bitter taste. It’s constant bitter, as well as reduced smell and reduced taste. The only real hope I have is that there will be relief.

Yes, COVID in April 2023 so 1 year ago. Loss of smell and taste since then. Smell and taste are slowly coming back, very slowly. While here at Christmas, my adult daughter reminded me to use a clean dishcloth every day because they get nasty if left overnight. But I couldn't smell a thing. One day I totally cremated the salmon I was broiling because I didn't set the timer - not being able to smell, or taste, can cause problems. I lost the salmon and also the broiler pan which was warped beyond use from the heat. Fortunately, brain fog and exhausting are both decreasing, as well.

That’s great that it’s improving. How can you tell? Have you done any scent retraining?

No, no retraining. I've simply noticed that I can occasionally taste food, food that I've prepared following one of my recipes and WOW! I can taste it, just barely, but better than before. I still have very little sense of smell.

I’ve worked on scent retraining. I think mine is better than it was last year. I guess they’ll retest me to see at the ENT. My issue is that I have little faith in those paper test booklets. They looked old to me, like they had sat in a cabinet for many years. How can they tell if the scent has degraded? Anyone else have that kind of scent test? I scored really low.

Hello, I am so sorry you’ve suffered for so long. I lost my taste and smell in December of 2022 and have had 3 Stellate Ganglion Block injections, which only have given me a slight improvement. I will be having a 4th on May 13th 2024. I made an appointment for a phone consultation with Mayo Clinic as living like this for the rest of my life is not appealing to me.

Thanks! I'll look into this!

By "scent training", are you referring to sniffing essence oils? I've been doing this for over 3 years . . .although not as regularly after the first year or so.