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« on: October 12, 2008, 08:16:44 PM » |
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I think I am. I have heard this happens the older you get, and I am bothered by it more than I would have thought. Smell tells you if something is off in your environment or personal hygeine, obviously. I don't feel on top of my game if I can't be aware of every sense.
I'm serious here; has anyone else of a certain age noticed this?
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2008, 12:58:32 PM » |
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my smeller is about the only thing that works good! Ears and eyes are shot. I think what you are describing is normal-to a point. Ask your PCP. On a related note, I went through a period of 3-4 months where everything tasted bitter--very weird. Eventually went away....
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2008, 02:25:50 PM » |
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If anything, it's becoming much more sensitive as I get older.
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2008, 05:35:54 PM » |
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No, although in NYC in the summer months I've often wished to lose it.
I too have heard that people lose their sense of smell as they age and this is why some older ladies might go a bit overboard with the perfume application.
I have an acute sense of smell. I've always disliked perfumes because they seemed too strong. Recently though I've become intrigued by perfume after reading a few reviews by Chandler Burr in the NYT. I just ordered a few perfumes from CB I Hate Perfume and can't wait until they arrive.
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2008, 08:59:40 PM » |
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My grandmother lost her sense of smell gradually as she got older until it seemed it was completely gone. I wondered why she burned something she cooked and had no idea. She is the only older person that I know of in my family that lost that sense as they got older.
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2008, 10:06:37 PM » |
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I find it so ironic that as we age we lose our sense of smell and hearing, yet our noses and ears continue to grow throughout life. So, the nose gets bigger but smells less.
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2008, 10:15:45 PM » |
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I find it so ironic that as we age we lose our sense of smell and hearing, yet our noses and ears continue to grow throughout life. So, the nose gets bigger but smells less.
What do noses smell like? I didn't know they had a smell of their own. |
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« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2008, 10:21:18 PM » |
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I find it so ironic that as we age we lose our sense of smell and hearing, yet our noses and ears continue to grow throughout life. So, the nose gets bigger but smells less.
What do noses smell like? I didn't know they had a smell of their own. Why, they smell like noses, of course. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2008, 10:28:15 PM » |
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I think I am. I have heard this happens the older you get, and I am bothered by it more than I would have thought. Smell tells you if something is off in your environment or personal hygeine, obviously. I don't feel on top of my game if I can't be aware of every sense.
I'm serious here; has anyone else of a certain age noticed this?
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« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2008, 02:43:50 PM » |
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OP, see an ENT doc. Diminished sense of smell can be caused by sinus problems. Also, some medications will alter the sense of smell.
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« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2008, 03:43:52 PM » |
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Psychdiva's suggestion of sinus problems is definitely something to check. Until I was diagnosed with allergic asthma, I had sinus infections 4X a year. Until the sinus infection was completely cleared out and the asthma under control, I lost most of my ability to smell.
I also know someone who mouth-pipetted chloroform (and other organics) for years; they no longer have any sense of smell. I'd argue that they were missing some other "sense" as well.
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