Loss of smell and taste

Posted by gwenrn74 @gwenrn74, Aug 7 12:09pm

My neurologist told me, Monday that if the smell and taste doesn't return after or within 3 months, it's NEVER coming back. This is super difficult to live with. I caught the microwave on fire, filled the house up with smoke. Whole house was sooty. Everything tastes like wax paper.
Smell thera[y isn't working. I can't tell if milk or food has turned sour. In June I could smell one type of rose, but not lilacs or other flowers, I had hope. Now, no hope.

I started taking B 12 for nerve regeneration. It's helped my energy.
Isn't there something out there to heal olfactory nerve and cubiform plate ?

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celia16 | @celia16 | Aug 7 5:53pm

It’s a mystery to me and my neurologist couldn’t provide any promises either. He said give it time. I’m not expecting too much before 6-12 months. I suppose the cause of the smell/taste loss influences how permanent it might be. All I know is that my smell and taste haven improved significantly since I began B12 treatment for a couple of months. I have no proof it’s related, but it sure seems coincidental.

I sure hope there is improvement for you. I will retain my hope indefinitely.

pml | @pml | Aug 7 9:11pm

Hi!
There is always hope! God knows all of your needs and smell and taste are two of them. Pray and pray hard that your taste and smell will return. Have faith that they will and prepare to be pleasantly surprised. The B12 is a good thing. Do some research on what foods have a lot of B12 in them and start eating them if you don't already.
Your body has been through a shock and needs all the help it can get!

PML