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Loss of smell and taste after head injury

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Last Active: Feb 9 12:34pm | Replies (44)
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@gwenrn74

Hi Loss of taste and smellers !

It's Jan 2025, and I'm still without taste and smell. Everything tastes like wax paper OR onions and garlic taste vile, as does coffee. I joined Monell a research group for loss of taste and smell and a support group for the same loss. Thanksgiving was hard, as was Christmas. I am saving money by not eating out. Is there anything else I can do ? I do my own scent therapy by sniffing Essential oils : rose, lemon, cloves, eucalyptus- but peppermint is an odd rotten smell- like toothpaste is horrid, as is the oil in lipsticks. Doe sanyone know why I smell bad, rotten smells after a TBI one year ago ?

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Feb 5 11:24am

Hi, @gwenrn74 - I wish I had an answer for some of your questions. That would indeed be challenging to not get to taste your food or smell things.

Are you saying you physically smell bad, as well, or just that your smelling is bad? How is the support group going?

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