bonzobanana
Guru
It's extremely likely you will get your taste and smell senses back its really just a question of the time frame. Making sure your body has high levels of zinc should speed up the process.
When do you get your taste back?.
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It's extremely likely you will get your taste and smell senses back its really just a question of the time frame. Making sure your body has high levels of zinc should speed up the process.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Mrs A_T lost her sense of smell and taste straightaway - it lasted for about a month. She's OK now.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
My wife has had 50% taste and smell
Since December. Really sad as she doesn’t enjoy meals anymore.
Since December. Really sad as she doesn’t enjoy meals anymore.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Never heard that expression before, although not difficult to guess what it is, so naturally googled it.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
I for one have lost all taste for food, everything taste foul, This is after having throat cancer ,and being treated with radio therapy and chemo, been this way for about 4 months now, no sign of it coming back, basically living on ensures, I would not mind if it was a week, i used to love my food, Doctors reckon could be a few more months yet,
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Haha I thought me and me mates made it up in 1992!Never heard that expression before, although not difficult to guess what it is, so naturally googled it.
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keithmac
Guru
Hope it comes back eventually Derrick, can't imagine a month at the moment let alone 4!.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
My b-i-l lost his sense of taste 15-20 years ago and it hasn’t come back.
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keithmac
Guru
My b-i-l lost his sense of taste 15-20 years ago and it hasn’t come back.
How did it happen?.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Can’t remember. I’ll ask my sister and get back to you.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I smelled cider last night. My first decent smell for over two weeks. I suppose that's fairly lucky.
neil_merseyside
Guru
- Location
- Wirral
My brother lost his sense of taste and smell dozens of years ago, he had all sort of tests and nothing was ever found, more recently he's been treated for sleep apnea with the gimp mask and he was able to sleep better than he had in 40 years (blaming shift work for problem). Oddly(?) his senses returned, he'd like to try sleeping without gimp mask (not a good look for his proto lady friends) but he is loathe to risk losing his senses again.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Right: I spoke wih my b-i-l and he said that his loss of taste came after a cold some 17 years ago, but also, interestingly, he lost his sense of smell at the same time, which his doctor claims is more of a contributory factor than ‘just’ losing your sense of taste, in not being able to taste food.
He was told that if he had an operation, there could be a 50% chance that it would get worse and only a small chance of an improvement - so he’s not bothering with that.
He’s been informed that some kind of Vitamin A ‘spray’ is being researched to see if a deficiency of said vitamin is a factor: that research is still in its infancy but he may consider treatment as and when his doctor contacts him.
