loss of smell
becs123
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Has anyone with RA completely lost their sense of smell? Mine disappeared a year ago when I was taking sulfasalazine and I still cannot smell a thing. I was wondering if it could somehow be auto-immune related?
I all tests (MRA, CT etc) are clear and there is no physical reason why I cannot smell. Maybe my immune system has also attacked my smell cells?
Would be really interested to hear from anyone else in the same boat.
Becs
Has anyone with RA completely lost their sense of smell? Mine disappeared a year ago when I was taking sulfasalazine and I still cannot smell a thing. I was wondering if it could somehow be auto-immune related?
I all tests (MRA, CT etc) are clear and there is no physical reason why I cannot smell. Maybe my immune system has also attacked my smell cells?
Would be really interested to hear from anyone else in the same boat.
Becs
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Hi Becs I can't help you with you sence of smell as I lost mine when I was pregnant and it still hasn't come back now that would be over four years now0
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Hello, A few years back, I lost my sense of smell after using a steriod based nose spray prescribed by my GP for a sinus problem. It cleared my nose, but I noticed that I couldn't smell anything! After a visit to ENT, found nothing wrong, the ENT doctor decided it was a reaction to the steriod in the nose spray. After stopping it, it took a few months before slowly I started to notice smells again. Now its back to normal but it took a long time. Maybe you have a medication reaction. Its good the tests showed nothing nasty. Sue0
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I opened this post thinking someone would have the same as me - mines is very sensitive since being on my meds for OA. Almost like being pregnant. I'm sure someone posted before about this so it may be worthwhile searching the posts.0
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