Questionwhich specialist does this and what r the side affects?
is there another way to temporary eliminate or lessen the sense of smell?
what r the side affects of olfactory loss?
which head injuries cause this and can they cause olfactory malfunciton or hypernosmia?
i have been subjected to head injuries as a child and suffer from hypersensitivity to various odors and particulates found in indoor air
but only when the indoors is not well ventilated
as a result and because of lack of skills i ahve not been able to find substantial or gainful work and meet with great difficulty socializing or finding a marital partner
so unless there are titratable or temporary quick acting or feasible ways to to ameliorate this condition i would take radical steps - just to survive
thank you
psychotropic meds ahve not helped and symptoms only occur when there is both poor ventilation and specific odors would hypnosis help?
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is there an operation to eliminate the olfactory sense of smell ?
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Losing the sense of smell can be a side effect of some surgeries and head injuries, but I'm not aware of a surgery that is done on purpose to remove the sense of smell. Is your sense of smell bothering you?
AnswerMy advice would be to go to a neurologist first. If he couldn't help, try hypnosis plus sessions with a licensed psychotherapist (not a social worker or counselor, but a licensed therapist to help you come up with ways to cope that you may not have thought of yet). There are no radical steps you could do yourself without risking brain injury, i.e., stroke, loss of other senses, loss of ability to speak, so don't even consider that as an option. I don't even want to know your plans, but I can guess that they involve danger to the other parts of the brain.
--Maggie Smith, RN, MSN
