Results: Anosmia
Long ago, I would never have even thought of being deprived of my sense of smell. I think it's something most people take for granted. For five years I abused my nasal cavity through drug abuse, until one fine day I woke up, without the slightest ability to smell anything. Depression settled in. The thought to never be able to smell flowers, homebaked meals, or a loved one, is a great source of sorrow to me. I would like to speak out, and see if anyone has any similar stories to share, or any support, or ideas of a possible way I could ever regain this ever important detail to a happy and sound life.
1.
1.
Have you heard about the health condition 'anosmia'?
Yes
20%
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346 votes
No
69%
•
1208 votes
Undecided
4%
•
70 votes
Not Applicable
8%
•
136 votes
2.
2.
If you or anyone you know suffer from anosmia, were you/they born with it? Yes
6%
•
106 votes
No
31%
•
538 votes
Undecided
5%
•
80 votes
Not Applicable
59%
•
1036 votes
3.
3.
Most people are born with anosmia, or have suffered a head injury, and in some cases,have abused their nasal cavity which caused there sensory bulb to die. Which one/if any is the cause of your anosmia? I was born with anosmia.
5%
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89 votes
I have suffered a head injury, which affected the part of my brain associated with sense of smell.
7%
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115 votes
I have abused/snorted drugs or other substances or medication, which killed my sensory bulb resulting in the loss of smell
13%
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225 votes
Other (please specify)
76%
•
1331 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| n/a | 22.61% | 398 |
| na | 22.27% | 392 |
| none | 6.99% | 123 |
| 6.02% | 106 | |
| not applicable | 1.59% | 28 |
| no | 0.91% | 16 |
| None of the above | 0.63% | 11 |
| don't have it | 0.57% | 10 |
| I don't have it | 0.40% | 7 |
| I don't have anosmia | 0.40% | 7 |
| Dont have | 0.34% | 6 |
| Don't have it. | 0.28% | 5 |
| Nothing | 0.28% | 5 |
| do not have it | 0.28% | 5 |
| 0 | 0.23% | 4 |
| Don't have anosmia | 0.23% | 4 |
| do not have | 0.23% | 4 |
| n.a | 0.23% | 4 |
| none of these | 0.23% | 4 |
| I dont have it | 0.23% | 4 |
| don't have | 0.17% | 3 |
| dont have it | 0.17% | 3 |
| n\a | 0.17% | 3 |
| never had it | 0.17% | 3 |
| I do not have it | 0.11% | 2 |
| nil | 0.11% | 2 |
| I do not have anosmia. | 0.11% | 2 |
| does not apply | 0.11% | 2 |
| dont know | 0.11% | 2 |
| not me | 0.11% | 2 |
| ? | 0.11% | 2 |
| n | 0.11% | 2 |
| I do not have anosmia | 0.11% | 2 |
| never heard of it | 0.11% | 2 |
| friend was born with it | 0.11% | 2 |
| I don't have one | 0.11% | 2 |
| no anosmia | 0.11% | 2 |
| nothing to tell | 0.11% | 2 |
| n/a!!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have a friend who snorted cocain and she got a hole in her nose and lost her ability to smell | 0.06% | 1 |
| NONE ABOVE | 0.06% | 1 |
| pplicable | 0.06% | 1 |
| the person I knew w/anosmia damaged their sinuses playing with a chemistry set as a child | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have never heard of this and I would never do drugs | 0.06% | 1 |
| I am OK | 0.06% | 1 |
| r | 0.06% | 1 |
| my son had a head injury which resulted in anosmia | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have insomnia | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't suffer from this at all | 0.06% | 1 |
| huh? | 0.06% | 1 |
| relative had mild case of it, resulting from illness | 0.06% | 1 |
| no, I have never heard of anosmia. | 0.06% | 1 |
| my grandfather had it due to a bike accident | 0.06% | 1 |
| never | 0.06% | 1 |
| friend had accident and got | 0.06% | 1 |
| NOT APPLICABLE. I AM NOT A NUMBSKULL. | 0.06% | 1 |
| doc says it maybe from smoking | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA friend born with it not me | 0.06% | 1 |
| husband smelled an air freshner and ruined his smell and taste | 0.06% | 1 |
| haveing a cold sometimes can cause it for a short while | 0.06% | 1 |
| not | 0.06% | 1 |
| deviated septum | 0.06% | 1 |
| didn't have it | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not have this | 0.06% | 1 |
| i do not have condition | 0.06% | 1 |
| my grandmother lost her sense of smell using a Vick's inhaler | 0.06% | 1 |
| Was someone I knew that had it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| The others in my life with anosmia are all of the above and age. I don't have it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't suffer | 0.06% | 1 |
| I can smell just fine | 0.06% | 1 |
| my daughter is sick and still wets the bed and the amonia from her urine ruined her sense of smell | 0.06% | 1 |
| multiple sclerosis | 0.06% | 1 |
| i co not have it know someone | 0.06% | 1 |
| i know someone with it from head injury | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a missing. duh! | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not have this | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have anosmia. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have the condition. NA would be an appropriate choice here. | 0.06% | 1 |
| my smelling is really good & i'm thankful for that | 0.06% | 1 |
| yu | 0.06% | 1 |
| d | 0.06% | 1 |
| na. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont have the problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| A friend got it from a brain injury | 0.06% | 1 |
| i do not have this condition | 0.06% | 1 |
| lost my smell several years ago | 0.06% | 1 |
| never had this problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| ffff | 0.06% | 1 |
| n one | 0.06% | 1 |
| multiple nosebleeds requiring cauterization | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't suffer from anosmia | 0.06% | 1 |
| not appplicatble | 0.06% | 1 |
| wasn't born with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do not have anosmia; first time I have heard of it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| know someone whose drug abuse caused it | 0.06% | 1 |
| a friend has it but i never asked why. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don`t have | 0.06% | 1 |
| Someone i know had nasal surgery. | 0.06% | 1 |
| several ops in nasal cavities | 0.06% | 1 |
| forgot to be not applicable here for us that don't have it | 0.06% | 1 |
| nasal inhalers for allergies ruin smell | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not myself | 0.06% | 1 |
| nill | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of them | 0.06% | 1 |
| nasal sprays | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't have this problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| I dint have this problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| Friend | 0.06% | 1 |
| I've never heard of this; this is new to me. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ba | 0.06% | 1 |
| n a | 0.06% | 1 |
| A joke made on hubby that was no joke | 0.06% | 1 |
| Have never had it | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't suffer fom | 0.06% | 1 |
| QYou Did Not Provide An Answer For Those Of Us Who Do Not Have This Strange Malady... | 0.06% | 1 |
| MIXING CHEMICALS | 0.06% | 1 |
| severe allergies and impacted sinuses | 0.06% | 1 |
| My mother developed it after a bad cold | 0.06% | 1 |
| never had this | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not affected | 0.06% | 1 |
| aunt has it | 0.06% | 1 |
| NOT APP | 0.06% | 1 |
| never even heard of it | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/ap | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do not have this disorder | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| not me, my grandpa and i don't know why | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing of that | 0.06% | 1 |
| zzzzzzzzz | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't suffer from it nor do I know anyone who does | 0.06% | 1 |
| Sigh | 0.06% | 1 |
| you should add N/A - hello ?? | 0.06% | 1 |
| a relative worked as a welder and lost sense of smell | 0.06% | 1 |
| a friend developed it from severe allergies | 0.06% | 1 |
| my father has it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| None of these. | 0.06% | 1 |
| A friend I know had a head trauma. Lost sight & sense of smell. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have it. I know someone that does. He was injured. | 0.06% | 1 |
| friend had pollups in nose, which affected his sense of smell, got fixed and changed everything for him, even what he ate. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Never did drugs, but dentist did dental surgery and I lost my sense of smell. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont have this condition | 0.06% | 1 |
| My x wife has suffered from this condition | 0.06% | 1 |
| my sister lost hers due to zinc gel to help a cold | 0.06% | 1 |
| my friend was born with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| where is the "not applicable" choice here? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i do not have this problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| illness caused it | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| Do not apply | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do not have a condition like that | 0.06% | 1 |
| my boyfriend had lots of nose injuiries due to playing sports all his life | 0.06% | 1 |
| knew someone who said they couldn't smell anything. | 0.06% | 1 |
| nonne | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A do not have this. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i donr hace anosmia | 0.06% | 1 |
| I know someone with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a, sorry you have this. Hope Dr.'s find a way to fix it. :) | 0.06% | 1 |
| bbbb | 0.06% | 1 |
| My dad's head injury from WWII. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I know no one with this condition, thankfully. I feel your anguish. Warm hugs. | 0.06% | 1 |
| sinus | 0.06% | 1 |
| An old friend has this, and I believe it was, from an injury. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont apply | 0.06% | 1 |
| not appliable | 0.06% | 1 |
| not afflicted | 0.06% | 1 |
| mn | 0.06% | 1 |
| never experierence | 0.06% | 1 |
| Na don't have this condition | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not suffer | 0.06% | 1 |
| C | 0.06% | 1 |
| nope | 0.06% | 1 |
| xxxxxx | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| close friend-work related | 0.06% | 1 |
| A friend lost sense of smell due to coke. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Do not suffer with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| I know someone with this condition, due to abuse | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't have this | 0.06% | 1 |
| my friend has it after the toilet cleaning war where she dumped a bunch of crap in the toilet and fried her nose | 0.06% | 1 |
| have not suffered | 0.06% | 1 |
| sevear sinus infection | 0.06% | 1 |
| smoking weed with pesticides | 0.06% | 1 |
| my dad got it from using to much nasel drops | 0.06% | 1 |
| I smell | 0.06% | 1 |
| . | 0.06% | 1 |
4.
4.
Have you heard of/or been cured of anosmia? And if so, could you write in the comments section, what it is that cured your anosmia? Yes
3%
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60 votes
No
24%
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418 votes
Undecided
5%
•
87 votes
Not Applicable
68%
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1195 votes
5.
5.
Do you believe that if someone has killed their sensory bulb through drug abuse, there is no way they will ever regain there sense of smell, therefore they have to accept that it is gone forever? I still have faith that science will find a cure to revive the sensory bulb responsible for sense of smell.
17%
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292 votes
I believe that if someone abused drugs in a way that permanently killed off there sense of smell, it is impossible for them to ever smell again n this lifetime.
22%
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381 votes
I trust in science, and in a few years from now I have confidence that they will find some way to cure anosmia no matter what the cause.
37%
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654 votes
Other (please specify)
25%
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433 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| Na | 5.85% | 103 |
| n/a | 5.63% | 99 |
| 3.24% | 57 | |
| none | 0.97% | 17 |
| not sure | 0.57% | 10 |
| don't know | 0.45% | 8 |
| no idea | 0.40% | 7 |
| Undecided | 0.34% | 6 |
| no | 0.34% | 6 |
| unsure | 0.28% | 5 |
| I HAVE NO IDEA | 0.28% | 5 |
| I don't know | 0.28% | 5 |
| not applicable | 0.17% | 3 |
| 0 | 0.11% | 2 |
| I have no idea. | 0.11% | 2 |
| never | 0.11% | 2 |
| No opinion | 0.11% | 2 |
| dunno | 0.11% | 2 |
| pray | 0.11% | 2 |
| who knows | 0.11% | 2 |
| none of the above | 0.11% | 2 |
| N.A | 0.11% | 2 |
| n | 0.11% | 2 |
| I don't know. | 0.11% | 2 |
| N A | 0.06% | 1 |
| look for natural cures first | 0.06% | 1 |
| nil | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont care | 0.06% | 1 |
| I blelieve it is possible to regain with detox and scent therapy...dare I add prayer? | 0.06% | 1 |
| ) | 0.06% | 1 |
| hopefully they will find a cure for that I think its out there but prob just is not a easy one to pinpoint | 0.06% | 1 |
| hopefully time will heal | 0.06% | 1 |
| I trust that God is able to heal, with or without science. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Dont nkow | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure. I have horrible ringing in my ears I believe to listening to too much loud music over the years. No cure for that either. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I honestly have no idea, but I wish you the best. | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't honestly know | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| PRAY!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Jesus will heal that person | 0.06% | 1 |
| They need a miracle | 0.06% | 1 |
| i hop ethey can find a cure for her | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea not a medical professional | 0.06% | 1 |
| alternative natural treatment | 0.06% | 1 |
| have no idea but hope there is a cure down the road | 0.06% | 1 |
| nop | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not know | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's 'their' sense of smell not there. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not my problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| i trust God to heal you in His time | 0.06% | 1 |
| i am not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| . | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not have | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm sure non-conventional medicine already has cures. Try homeopathy or ayurveda. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ??? | 0.06% | 1 |
| nmg | 0.06% | 1 |
| I think I would try intense vitamin therapy | 0.06% | 1 |
| See a nose doctor. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know dont care | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have anosmia. | 0.06% | 1 |
| fffff | 0.06% | 1 |
| I guess | 0.06% | 1 |
| ba | 0.06% | 1 |
| there are times that i wished i could not smell. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Idk | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't worry about it breathing is more important | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of the above. Really, remember the n/a please! | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| is it that big a problem? | 0.06% | 1 |
| not applicable, know nothing about the issue | 0.06% | 1 |
| no one | 0.06% | 1 |
| Maybe over a period of time, possibly, it may return. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Have no clue if it can ever be recovered | 0.06% | 1 |
| No cure | 0.06% | 1 |
| Good luck | 0.06% | 1 |
| No cure in sight | 0.06% | 1 |
| healing touch or reiki may reconnect the senses | 0.06% | 1 |
| no clue | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have no idea what will happen in the future | 0.06% | 1 |
| it's up to God | 0.06% | 1 |
| The sense of smell might come back on it's own one day. | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/ap | 0.06% | 1 |
| Have no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| they deserve it | 0.06% | 1 |
| idk but i hope you get it back somehow, and even more so i wish you luck in recovery and staying clean. addiction is a beast -- don't let it beat you. again, best wishes, and also thank you for your honesty and speaking about something many wouldn't. | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A !! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Jesus can cure anything | 0.06% | 1 |
| who cares they did it to themselves | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't know enough about it to comment. | 0.06% | 1 |
| God can heal it | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have faith that Jesus can heal,based on the fact that I was sick in the throat and was healed by his blood and saved.I wish you the very best and hope this can be taken away.I'm sorry to hear you mistreated your nose,but glad you realize the error. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont care | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't trust or believe in science per se. At the same time, I believe that, while there is breath, there is always hope. | 0.06% | 1 |
| faith in God | 0.06% | 1 |
| ? | 0.06% | 1 |
| With God all things are possible | 0.06% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| I know the body can heal itself and it really does not need outside help | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have faith in god | 0.06% | 1 |
| The | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have hope, but I don't believe in science. | 0.06% | 1 |
| mine comes and goes | 0.06% | 1 |
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