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Post by BHU on Dec 24, 2020 9:18:35 GMT -5
Hahaha BHU. I hadn't thought of that idea but I have plenty of hot peppers around here. I should try some. I can discern salty, sweet, sour, and acidic, but can't taste any of the flavor of anything. It is a weird thing. I certainly hope it goes away soon. Christmas dinner is going to be a bit boring to say the least, haha. Maybe a blast of hot peppers would jump start the old taste and smell processes again.  Hey you never know! Either way have a Great Christmas. |
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Post by clarencebunsen on Dec 24, 2020 11:23:49 GMT -5
Great news.
Barb lost her sense of taste and smell a couple years ago, must be a genetic thing because the same thing happened to her father. She is a great cook but I think she now make things too salty. She just finished making Christmas cookies and will start delivering them today. We will have to deliver to grandkids Carrin and Keith separated by glass. They just finished a quarantine and their Mom is paranoid.
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Post by artsyone on Dec 24, 2020 12:50:47 GMT -5
A nice little bottle of Jamacian Hellfire should solve that problem!!
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Post by Ralph on Dec 25, 2020 13:44:51 GMT -5
Christmas miracles are a good thing Clipper! Glad she is home and recovering with you now.
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Post by Clipper on Dec 25, 2020 14:15:52 GMT -5
Great news. Barb lost her sense of taste and smell a couple years ago, must be a genetic thing because the same thing happened to her father. She is a great cook but I think she now make things too salty. She just finished making Christmas cookies and will start delivering them today. We will have to deliver to grandkids Carrin and Keith separated by glass. They just finished a quarantine and their Mom is paranoid. That is sad CB. Eating is one of life's great pleasures. I am finding it very boring and upsetting not being able to taste anything or smell food cooking. I can't imagine having the loss of taste being permanent. God bless her. I can taste sweet, salty, acidic, etc. but no actual flavor unique to any particular food. My coffee that I normally savor like nectar of the gods just tastes like slightly bitter hot water. |
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Post by artsyone on Dec 25, 2020 17:45:23 GMT -5
since smell and taste are related try cleaning your sinusus with a weak saline solution and see if that works.
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Post by Clipper on Dec 25, 2020 18:05:25 GMT -5
I tried that. I couldn't tolerate the water in my nose. I guess I will just have to wait until it passes, haha.
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Post by BHU on Dec 26, 2020 7:49:36 GMT -5
I tried that. I couldn't tolerate the water in my nose. I guess I will just have to wait until it passes, haha. And you still have to shower. Thanks! |
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Post by Clipper on Dec 26, 2020 8:03:18 GMT -5
I do take a HOT shower every day and that helps to keep my sinuses clear and just feels great but I can't do the saline in the nose thing, just as I have never been able to gargle salt water when I was sick. It just gags me.
I have a friend that had a serious sinus problem and they prescribed and electric nasal lavage machine that washed his sinuses out and sucked the water back into a reservoir on the machine. It made my nose hurt just to hear him describe the process.
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Post by Clipper on Dec 26, 2020 8:07:59 GMT -5
Artsyone, I DID get a saline nasal spray and sucked plenty of it up my nose and then blew my nose. I was able to tolerate that. Thank you for the saline rinse suggestion. So far no improvement. I hope it improves soon. It is very frustrating. I am grateful though to find it to be the only lasting symptom. I really dodged a bullet and never got real sick. Kathy is also recovering very well, but now SHE has lost her sense of taste and smell. It is just weird.
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Post by artsyone on Dec 26, 2020 9:00:54 GMT -5
Just take a little Kosher salt and cup it in your hands with some warm water and gently wash out your nose. I find that while the saline bottles are good, eventually they dry out the sinuses, which can lead to more problems. I also keep a large pot of water boiling on the stove and I use a cool mist humidifier. PS: try to find some Kosher salt that has been blessed by a Rabbi for some extra oomph!! (It can't hurt...) Also, how are things in Nashville this morning?
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Post by Clipper on Dec 26, 2020 9:25:21 GMT -5
Nashville is still rocked and shocked by the devastation. It really made a mess of the downtown area where it occurred. Over 40 buildings were damaged, many of which suffered major damage to the facades and front portions of the interiors. Many many people displaced that lived in the area. I imagine that you are seeing national news footage and photos. It looks like a scene from a warzone.
I might have a hard time finding any kosher salt blessed by any rabbi's in this area. The Jewish community is very small here. Their synagogue is a small building about the size of a 3 bedroom ranch house and only has a parking lot that accommodates about 20 cars or so. I have always found it strange that there aren't more Jewish people here. I do see the occasional man wearing a yarmulke, but very seldom. I think there is one more synagogue in Johnson City.
We have been using the cool mist humidifier, and when I shower I run very hot water over my head and face. Always have, simply to soften my beard to make it easier to shave.
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Post by Clipper on Dec 26, 2020 9:29:00 GMT -5
I tried that. I couldn't tolerate the water in my nose. I guess I will just have to wait until it passes, haha. And you still have to shower. Thanks! Really BHU? I still have to shower?? I didn't think it would make much difference since neither of us can smell anything. I thought maybe it would be a good way to know when the sense of smell comes back. I figured if I began to smell ripe I would know that I am on the road to regaining my sense of smell and taste. Do I need to change my underwear too??? LOL |
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Post by artsyone on Dec 26, 2020 11:21:56 GMT -5
Well, without getting too personal, giving your tighty whities ye olde sniffe test always works. Horrible about Nashville. In another Navy parlance, I can't help thinking that this is a shot across the bow, an act of internal terrorism that is a warning of worse to come. Of course, I read that the RV was a very old type, which will make it easier to track down. The whole situation is heartbreaking. Locally here, we have been having monthly, weekly and now daily shootings. This last homicide, they shot the man and he died in the hospital. This was on Wed. On Thurs nite they robbed his house, which is 2 blocks from me and also shot up another car. It has no end and no resolution. On the brighter side, it is a blessing that Kathy is home and doing well as you say and that your loss of sense and smell is the worst of it. Will write more later.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2020 11:27:40 GMT -5
COVID-19 patients may not recover sense of taste, smell after other symptoms end Anuja Vaidya (Twitter) - Updated Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 Print | Email The CDC added a new loss of taste or smell to its list of COVID-19 symptoms at the end of April, and now early data from recovered patients is showing that many may not recover those senses after other symptoms of the disease disappear, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to preliminary data from clinicians, about a quarter of recovered COVID-19 patients say they regained their senses of taste and smell within two weeks of other symptoms disappearing. But long-term data is needed to determine when those who did not report an improvement in two weeks recovered their ability to taste and smell. It could take months, and some physicians say they may never recover those senses, the Journal reports. This may put up more barriers to full recovery for COVID-19 patients, causing emotional distress and anxiety. Matt Newey, a 23-year-old man who recovered from COVID-19 in March, told the Journal that he has lost weight because eating has become a laborious process. "I've gone a day-and-a-half without eating anything," he said. "Because my stomach isn't communicating anymore. It's been like that for a while now." Mr. Newey also said that not being able to smell has heightened his anxiety because of fears he may not be able to smell a gas leak or smoke at home, putting him in danger. Pamela Dalton, PhD, a chemosensory scientist and member of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, told the Journal that losing the ability to taste or smell can trigger negative emotions since there is less serotonin flowing to the brain, which can contribute to well-being and happiness. "So, what they're feeling is not just psychological," she said, according to the Journal. www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/covid-19-patients-may-not-recover-sense-of-taste-smell-after-other-symptoms-end.html#:~:text=According%20to%20preliminary%20data%20from,of%20other%20symptoms%20disappearing. COVID-19 Smell And Taste Loss: How Long It Lasts, And How To Deal With It How coronavirus survivors can cope with sensory loss. By Julie Kendrick 12/03/2020 05:45am EST | Updated December 4, 2020 Mysteries of COVID Smell Loss Finally Yield Some Answers Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom By Stephani Sutherland on November 18, 2020أعرض هذا باللغة العربية www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysteries-of-covid-smell-loss-finally-yield-some-answers1/Clipper interesting material on loss of taste and smell. You may not ever got it back or it may come back in six months or 3 weeks. Crazy virus this is |
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