Smell loss: "It's frightening"

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  • Опубліковано 20 лют 2022
  • Throughout the pandemic many people have reported losing their sense of smell and taste. Smell loss can be caused by viral infections and brain injuries.
    Now the charity AbScent, which aims to end smell disorders, is hosting smell training workshops.
    Rob Rooke is one of those who has lost his ability to smell and is a street food chef. He is hoping the training will allow him to smell again.
    He said: "It's a massive factor in your life, you take it for granted. People don't realise how bad smell blindness actually is."
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 146

  • @nickycleere8310
    @nickycleere8310 2 роки тому +44

    Just lost my taste and smell two days ago and it’s such a weird feeling not being able to smell a orange or taste a strawberry .

  • @meredithelise9465
    @meredithelise9465 5 днів тому

    The only upside to losing my taste and smell is I don’t overeat anymore. 🤦‍♀️

  • @77dris
    @77dris Рік тому +23

    I just got over the flu and I lost my sense of smell. No congestion but I can put the most overpowering thing up to my nose and smell maybe 5% of what I normally could.

    • @nampp78
      @nampp78 Рік тому +2

      Did your smell came back?

    • @davidhdz1989
      @davidhdz1989 8 місяців тому +1

      Did your sense of smell come back? I just got over the flu a couple days ago and can’t smell or taste anything.

    • @iliketowatchvideos47
      @iliketowatchvideos47 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@davidhdz1989I lost both ,smell came back slowly after a month ,taste took 6 weeks, its horrible isn't it

    • @davidhdz1989
      @davidhdz1989 7 місяців тому

      @@iliketowatchvideos47 oh yeah it’s the worst! Turns out what I thought was the flu was actually covid. Sense of smell is gradually coming back. I’m at about 60% right now and not going nuts lol. I had completely lost interest in food and lost weight very quickly. Feeling better now. Glad to hear your sense of smell eventually came back!

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      @@iliketowatchvideos47 Well, If you recovered your senses it is fantastic actually. I am very happy to hear that, I am sure others will also be encouraged to hear stories of complete recovery like yours. Thank you.

  • @DiaborMagics
    @DiaborMagics 6 місяців тому +4

    I've had a bad sense of smell as long as I can remember. Its not gone; I can smell many foods and other strong scents. However, there are other things I can't smell or have a tough time to. Most flowers people manage to smell from a distance I really need to press my nose into them and then maybe I can smell something, but usually not really.
    And I watch a lot of anime and in those there's often a lot of commentary about scents; especially how rooms or other people smell. I can't smell other people at all unless they are really unhygenic or have lot of perfume on. Apparently you should be able to recognise your family members' scents even if you just hug them? I wouldnt even know if they have any scent.
    Honestly I feel like I'm missing out, but since it's always been like this and I can still taste food it's not the end of the world or anything. But it does suck to know there are some important scents that basically can connect people and I'll never be able to experience those.
    I dont think the therapy they talk about will help me, I mean, I've never been able to smell these things.

  • @yung_Latios
    @yung_Latios 8 місяців тому +12

    This freaking sucks I had gotten over my cold and still can hardly smell or taste anything after 2 weeks. This has never happened to me before I'm scared

    • @chanthcorpuz4813
      @chanthcorpuz4813 7 місяців тому

      Ohh the same thing is happening to me rn lol right after i got a cold just recover the nutrients your body lost on the days you got sick

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      Same here, I think was COVID. I thought was horrible thing to happen to anyone when I hear it from others, now I can see it definitely is. We've to be strong. I have heard that trying to practice with essential oils can help speed up recovery, also if it doesn't come there is a treatment that works sometimes for cases of prolonged time smell loss, it is called stellate ganglion block. Looking forward to hear from you about how are you doing after 2 weeks.

    • @pocod1
      @pocod1 5 місяців тому

      @yung_Latios how are you?

    • @chanthcorpuz4813
      @chanthcorpuz4813 5 місяців тому

      @@pocod1he probably feels better now as its been 4 months

    • @pocod1
      @pocod1 5 місяців тому

      @@chanthcorpuz4813 how are you now?

  • @trutherjay8447
    @trutherjay8447 6 днів тому

    I’m here now 😢

  • @REPUPDATE
    @REPUPDATE 2 роки тому +5

    It's painful!

  • @puiasailo9831
    @puiasailo9831 9 місяців тому +10

    I lost my smell a few weeks ago and everything I eat is either sweet or salty.... It's just weird.

    • @PrimeTimeFalcons
      @PrimeTimeFalcons 6 місяців тому +1

      Is it back yet?

    • @puiasailo9831
      @puiasailo9831 6 місяців тому

      @@PrimeTimeFalcons yep... I changed my baby diaper and I knew it was back

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      @@puiasailo9831 🤣🤣

  • @okzoomer5728
    @okzoomer5728 21 день тому

    I used to have an acute sense of smell but lost over 70 percent of it from black mold exposure and other neurologic problems [high CSF pressure]. I always put things up to my nose impulsively ever since then, multiple times a day, and I attribute that to saving me from developing total anosmia. I've actually been able to regain scents I lost many times over. You have to give those olfactory cells and higher level processing in your brain a workout.

  • @oo--7714
    @oo--7714 2 роки тому +10

    Better than sight loss

  • @phsycomel
    @phsycomel 9 днів тому

    ❤❤❤ I lost mine about 10 years ago in a head injury. I only have 25% back. My appetite is also about 25%. I dont have much of an appetite 😢😢😢

  • @tu5149
    @tu5149 2 роки тому +7

    Something doesn't smell right here 🤔

  • @starcreation1196
    @starcreation1196 7 місяців тому +10

    Please help us with good treatment 🙏🏻....lots of people are suffering from this

    • @user-vk4bc7ro2d
      @user-vk4bc7ro2d 7 місяців тому

      All thanks too @Drehikioya962 on UA-cam for curing me from Anosmia with his HERBAL MEDICATION i’m for ever grateful to you @Drehikioya962 🎉🫶🏿 Now I can now taste the sweetness of my food, and smell 👃 very well too.👌🏿 💃💃💃

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      I have heard that trying to practice with essential oils can help speed up recovery, also if it doesn't come there is a treatment that works sometimes for cases of prolonged time smell loss, it is called stellate ganglion block. Looking forward to hear from you about how you feel after 1 month.

  • @Leighsha7
    @Leighsha7 2 місяці тому

    I’m here now. 😢

  • @mandovapehater6988
    @mandovapehater6988 5 місяців тому +1

    Ive lost mine several times throughout my life due to colds but it's always came back. When I lost it with covid in October of 21 it never fully returned. Many things still smell or taste weird. Fecal matter, gasoline, skunks and hot asphalt all smell the same. It's like my nose has a new definition for these smells and it's all the same. Breakfast meats taste different too but not steak or hamburgers. Sucks!

  • @ririmr4978
    @ririmr4978 7 місяців тому +2

    I was born with Congenital Anosmia (zero sense of smell since birth). Texture (crunch) in food is everything! PLS no bananas or avocados they are like mush! Sweets are my least fave as I cannot taste flavors at all. I have a cabinet in my kitchen filled with every hot sauce imaginable. I only buy unscented hygiene products. Fun fact regarding Ben and Jerry's ice cream, Ben also has Congenital Anosmia that is why he puts chunks of nuts, hard fruits and chocolate, etc in their ice cream, he does this for texture.

    • @josephampong6684
      @josephampong6684 12 днів тому +2

      Me too. And it's very scary. For instance, if you're at home alone and fire🔥 starts from the other side of the house. If you see it may be too late.

    • @ririmr4978
      @ririmr4978 12 днів тому +1

      @@josephampong6684 Yeah, that actually happened to me years ago via a lightening strike hit my house and I saw an orange glow down the hall and got outa there.

  • @itsagamer1253
    @itsagamer1253 10 місяців тому +1

    lost my taste and smell two days ago but now i can smell and taste

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому +1

      Wow just 2 days to have it back?

  • @dyVal
    @dyVal 2 роки тому +3

    Sounds strange but TRY considering to smell veggies with natural healing content. The likes of ONONS, GARLIC, TURMERIC, CAPSAICIN AND BELL PEPPERS have pungent properties that wakes up, and clears the olfactory organs. Do it in short sizes increasing per certain period based on tolerance. Also, any soup with lots of spices are the best cleanse for the respiratory system.

  • @Mr360whip
    @Mr360whip 4 місяці тому

    I was born with no sense of smell from birth, having to explain too people you cant smell anything,,, never have,,, is so tiring!!.

  • @quartzboye
    @quartzboye 5 місяців тому +1

    Influenza B took my smell completely away. It’s been weeks and hasn’t come back yet. I didn’t realize how valuable smell was till I couldn’t smell even clove oil anymore.

    • @MrTubeyou323
      @MrTubeyou323 4 місяці тому

      Same exact thing happened to me around the same time, my tats3 seems like its coming back but not my sense of smell.

    • @MrTubeyou323
      @MrTubeyou323 4 місяці тому

      Have you got you sense of smell back?

    • @quartzboye
      @quartzboye 4 місяці тому +1

      @@MrTubeyou323 I had 1% back then got a sinus infection.

    • @MrTubeyou323
      @MrTubeyou323 4 місяці тому +2

      @quartzboye that sucks,, but I will lift you up in prayer for you to be healed from that problem in Jesus mighty name He will restore your sense smell back.

    • @quartzboye
      @quartzboye 4 місяці тому +1

      @@MrTubeyou323 Thank you, I'm just blessed to be walking and talking. : )

  • @vaulttec5519
    @vaulttec5519 8 місяців тому +1

    Haven’t had my sense of smell for a few months. Thought it was just my chronic allergies so I wasn’t concerned, especially because it would come and go. But lately it’s been very frustrating and concerning. A couple weeks ago I was home alone and when my gf got here she said it smelled of gas something horrible, that’s when it really opened my eyes that I needed to do something about it.

    • @arslanbabar853
      @arslanbabar853 7 місяців тому +1

      How dud you get back your smell senses?

    • @rupalipingle3052
      @rupalipingle3052 7 місяців тому

      Yes please tell me also..as I lost my smell more than 10 years ago

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      It's a real issue for sure. How are you now?

  • @stephaniedavis4986
    @stephaniedavis4986 Рік тому

    Me too 😢

  • @user-eh9kb7vz3i
    @user-eh9kb7vz3i 9 місяців тому

    I’ve never been able to smell at all

  • @julianaylor4351
    @julianaylor4351 2 роки тому +19

    Take this seriously folks, it's one of COVID-19's side effects.
    This can also happen after an accidental head injury.

  • @awhi3765
    @awhi3765 Рік тому +3

    I can taste but I can’t smell. Can’t even get my gp to take it seriously. I am desperate for a specialist appointment. What if there’s a fire or food is off?

    • @anne-maried3104
      @anne-maried3104 8 місяців тому

      I hope you got your sense of smell back by now, but if not, check the site which recommends burning an orange....a Jamaican remedy which worked for a lot of people.

    • @arslanbabar853
      @arslanbabar853 7 місяців тому

      ​@anne-maried3104 we shave to burn orange and smell it? Burn on stove? Please tell me the details

  • @epichero5868
    @epichero5868 7 місяців тому

    Prepare 7 small bites of different food and taste them one by one in 7 bites
    Prepare 7 different odorant things such as perfumes detergents foods juces , then breathe them one by one in 7 times
    Repeat the operation until you return back you taste and smell senses.

  • @rocksofoffence.righteousam2422

    Sooooo many people are suffering from these symptoms, silently and are given gag orders

  • @iliketowatchvideos47
    @iliketowatchvideos47 7 місяців тому

    I lost both of mine totally ,it came back 6 weeks later ,i did not like it at all ,makes me feel anxious ,especially smell

    • @user-vk4bc7ro2d
      @user-vk4bc7ro2d 7 місяців тому

      All thanks too @Drehikioya962 on UA-cam for curing me from Anosmia with his HERBAL MEDICATION i’m for ever grateful to you @Drehikioya962 🎉🫶🏿 Now I can now taste the sweetness of my food, and smell 👃 very well too.👌🏿 💃💃💃

  • @dollqti
    @dollqti Рік тому +1

    I can eat garlic and not taste or smell anything, I can only feel it

  • @donny4855
    @donny4855 2 роки тому +2

    I lost mine too

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      Hey, how are you doing now? There is a treatment that works sometimes for cases of prolonged time smell loss, it is called stellate ganglion block. Looking forward to hear from you about how you feel after 1 year.

    • @PamirIsikStudent
      @PamirIsikStudent 3 місяці тому

      @@thts8299 they never answer when we need the most

  • @lauracowan100
    @lauracowan100 2 роки тому +2

    Please help us 🙏

  • @Alpar1997
    @Alpar1997 4 місяці тому

    I lost my smell and taste too a week ago and still didn't come back 100% ... i got cold and flu too but now i'm better but my smell and taste is on 10% of 100% ... should i go to the doctor or keep my calm and wait until it comes back on its own ?

    • @user-ug8ni7pp9i
      @user-ug8ni7pp9i 4 місяці тому

      Hi has yours returned anymore? I've had a virus and my smell has completely gone absolutely nothing and maybe 5% of taste can barely taste anything. I must of had some sort of flu because I tested for COVID 3 times and all times negative starting to get a bit concerned it won't return I'm going to wait another two weeks before seeing my Dr

  • @muhdhafizzz2842
    @muhdhafizzz2842 3 місяці тому

    I lost my smell after I hold my sneeze

  • @alejandrab1989
    @alejandrab1989 7 місяців тому +1

    After I got Covid my sense of smell is horrible lately is been getting worse haven’t been able to smell at all I can put alcohol in my nose and can’t smell it is been fit about 9 months now doctor just told me is a waiting game to do smell training with 4 essential oils

    • @iliketowatchvideos47
      @iliketowatchvideos47 7 місяців тому +1

      I started with a virus about 6 weeks ago ,had a strange taste and smell then both senses disappeared, back now ,not 100% but back

    • @alejandrab1989
      @alejandrab1989 7 місяців тому

      @@iliketowatchvideos47 your very lucky I am hoping the smell training and nasal spray I got helps girl I went to Victoria secret and bath and body and couldn’t smell a thing 😭 maybe you should try the smell training to help it get back to 100

    • @starcreation1196
      @starcreation1196 7 місяців тому

      ​@@iliketowatchvideos47what treatment you taken please tell me ...i lost my smelling sence 4 years happened till now

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому +1

      So sorry to hear that, you're strong and brave just because having had to go through that. I've also hear about essential oil practice to help speed up recovery. Have you tried stellate ganglion block? It's a treatment that works sometimes for cases of prolonged time smell loss. Looking forward to hear from you. You're brave.

  • @African_Melody
    @African_Melody 2 роки тому +2

    Where is this smell training taking place?

  • @user-ne6tx5pi6u
    @user-ne6tx5pi6u 4 місяці тому

    I am still 17 I can't smell anything

  • @nikunjasaud1985
    @nikunjasaud1985 7 місяців тому

    My self lost my smell in an accident at 2017 . Consult with many doctors but every body said there is no treatment for this. Can anybody recovery lost smell after accident please suggest me

    • @user-vk4bc7ro2d
      @user-vk4bc7ro2d 7 місяців тому

      All thanks too @Drehikioya962 on UA-cam for curing me from Anosmia with his HERBAL MEDICATION i’m for ever grateful to you @Drehikioya962 🎉🫶🏿 Now I can now taste the sweetness of my food, and smell 👃 very well too.👌🏿 💃💃💃

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      So sorry to hear that, you're strong and brave just because having had to go through that. Have you tried stellate ganglion block? It's a treatment that works sometimes for cases of prolonged time smell loss.Dont know if works in case of accident or if depends on the nature of the accident. Looking forward to hear from you. You're brave.

  • @heizelginez742
    @heizelginez742 Рік тому +1

    I lost my sense of smell it’s 4yrs already but I have taste. I just wondering why

    • @desertknights5003
      @desertknights5003 Рік тому +1

      Put some castor oil inside your nose before going to sleep and then rinse it with warm water in the morning. Before putting the oil just warm it up little with a spoon on the oven

    • @etam8099
      @etam8099 Рік тому

      @@desertknights5003 That makes it even worse

    • @N3230_mobilephoneshootemupgame
      @N3230_mobilephoneshootemupgame Рік тому

      Do daily strolling & donate blood

    • @iqrachudhray5552
      @iqrachudhray5552 Рік тому +1

      Mine also almost 4 years 😢

    • @mytube1333
      @mytube1333 Рік тому

      @@iqrachudhray5552 do you already make that tapping technique on the back of the skull?
      I lost mine to but i made the first time and notice a little…

  • @starcreation1196
    @starcreation1196 6 місяців тому

    First i lost smell and taste ....after 3year i got my taste back but till now my smell is not back ...is there any solution if anyone knows then please answer

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      So sorry to hear that, you're strong and brave just because having had to go through that. Have you tried stellate ganglion block? It's a treatment that works sometimes for cases of prolonged time smell loss. Looking forward to hear from you.

  • @gururajkatti196
    @gururajkatti196 Рік тому

    Whoever lost smell due to covid or viral infection, I recommend Anutaila from Patanjali india. This you have put it in your nose 2-3 drops 💧 morning and evening. This will reverse 🔄 the smell issue in max 3-5 days. This is an miraculous medicine and ayurvedic.

  • @user-ne6tx5pi6u
    @user-ne6tx5pi6u 4 місяці тому

    I can't smell anything m worried

  • @Natalie-we5qj
    @Natalie-we5qj Рік тому

    When someone said its funny when they lost taste and smell its make me so angry😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

  • @ghomood
    @ghomood 11 місяців тому +3

    lost it 4 years ago, everything feel like black and white

    • @user-_4bf0
      @user-_4bf0 8 місяців тому

      Why?

    • @ghomood
      @ghomood 8 місяців тому

      @@user-_4bf0 I don't know

  • @majorskies7091
    @majorskies7091 2 роки тому +2

    Rather loose my smell than my sight...
    You can take strong drugs to regain smell for tasting.

    • @ioftenreplytodeadcomments8920
      @ioftenreplytodeadcomments8920 Рік тому

      Like lol?

    • @majorskies7091
      @majorskies7091 Рік тому

      @@ioftenreplytodeadcomments8920 idk what the drugs are a youtuber I watched mentioned it casually in one of their videos when they were reviewing a food making product.

    • @etam8099
      @etam8099 Рік тому

      @@majorskies7091 And you end up dead in the next 2 weeks

  • @tiianieminen2381
    @tiianieminen2381 Рік тому +3

    biological weapons

    • @thts8299
      @thts8299 5 місяців тому

      That's what they were working on in Wuhan yes, suffering now myself, 1st week, hope you're ok now after 6 months. Looking forward to hear from you.

  • @christianwilliams6847
    @christianwilliams6847 11 місяців тому +1

    Zinc deficiency

  • @chilipalmer8809
    @chilipalmer8809 2 роки тому +2

    Can still smell bullsh*t though so better luck next time

  • @constantinionitescu6537
    @constantinionitescu6537 Місяць тому

    VORBIȚI ROMÎNÈȘTE

  • @constantinionitescu6537
    @constantinionitescu6537 Місяць тому

    VORBIȚI ROMANEȘTE