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Loss of smell and taste after truck hit me w/head injury. Any hope?
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Last Active: Oct 13 11:11pm | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
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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@gwenrn74 I am nearing the one year mark. The best I can describe my smell is like a deep fried eraser. I cooked bacon for the first time this last week and it was horrible. Scents that used to be soothing like calming essential oils smell just like it too.
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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?