Loss from nasal obstruction may be transient. We all have noticed the loss of the ability to smell when we are congested with a cold or bad allergies. We lose the ability to smell if there is a damage to these fibers (often from an infection or trauma) or if air doesn’t get there. Smell fibers are located in the top of the nose- and extend directly into the brain from there. But since smell is such a large part of what we perceive as taste, we perceive the loss of taste as well. Taste fibers are on the bottom of our tongue, and not really affected by nasal and sinus disease. We use the senses of smell and taste to help us avoid spoiled foods as well as to alert us to noxious/unsafe chemicals and fire. While we tend not to think of smell and taste as important as our other senses, clearly its loss can interfere with the enjoyment of life-and our safety. Do you recommend steroids for loss of smell? The question nobody can answer is that when I am on steroids for a sinus infection my smell and taste return and once done with the steroid or as it tapers off I lose them again. I recently (May 14) had sinus surgery to remove polyps. Question: I haven’t been able to taste or smell for about a year and a half.
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