Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 WELL, I GUESS I SHOULD RE-PHRASE THAT, I CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING ANY MORE, AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME THING GOING ON. I HAPPENS TO US WHEN WE ARE ASLEEP, AND WE WAKE UP SUDDENLY REGURGITATING, AND SOMETIMES IT COMES OUT OF THE NOSE...YUCCCCH! OVER TIME, THE NERVES IN THE NOSE STOP WORKING, BEING " BURNED OUT " LIKE A COCAINE ABUSER. IT CAN NEVER COME BACK FROM WHAT MY DOCTOR EXPLAINED TO ME. BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. THIS USED TO HAPPEN TO ME WHEN I WAS ESPECIALLY EXHAUSTED FROM AWAKENING SEVERAL TIMES IN THE NIGHT, AND WAS JUST TOO TIRED TO GET FULLY AWAKE. IT IS BETTER THAN ASPIRATING HOWEVER, BUT GROSS JUST THE SAME. BUT THIS WHOLE DISEASE PROCESS IS PRETY GROSS IF YOU ASK ME. I USED TO CONSIDER MYSELF A " LADY " BUT NOW THAT IMAGE IS JUST A LITTLE TARNISHED! HAHAHA SO I AM CURIOUS IF ANY OF YOU HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, OR IF YOU NOTICED A DECREASE IN YOUR " SMELLING POWERS " . I KNEW I WAS LOSING THE SENSE OF SMELL GRADUALLY, AND ONE DAY IT WAS JUST GONE. IT IS NICE NOT TO SMELL A SKUNK, OR DOG POO AND SUCH, BUT YOU ALSO MISS THE GOOD SMELLS TOO, AND THAT I MISS. IT IS GOOD NOT TO SMELL COOKING FOOD THAT YOU CAN NOT HAVE, THAT IS A PLUS FOR ME. I THINK A LOT OF FOOD CRAVINGS ARE CAUSED BY THE SCENT, AND SINCE I CAN'T SMELL THE COOKING STEAK, I DON'T WANT TO EAT ONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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