hello hp_hereo,
Are you sure you don't have Kallman's syndrome? A good way to know is if you have delayed puberty, or extra long arms and legs. Maybe you have to go to an endocinologist to have it checked.

hi I am 15 and I have the same problem. It sucks and sometimes I just want to cry. My friends don't believe me. When I tell people I'm worried about rotten food or gas leaks they laugh [even my doctor] I know it feels like there is nobody else like you sometimes but there is and we just have to know for ourselves what we are

Im 21 and I have never been able to smell either. As a full time college student and mother of two it is hard and annoying not being able to smell. You just have to always check the dates on everything you eat, and it helps if you have a close friend to ask if something smells good or bad. Especially when you have a baby running around with a poopy diaper and everybody knows it but you. LOL

hey. you should be taken seriously for this disability, especially by your doctor. im 17 now and have been trying to be taken seriously since i was very young. since my last visit to the doctors, he told me that because i was under 16, the previous doctors did not take me seriously because of my age!! this is an outrage!! you really need to get through to your doctor, its something that most people take for granted and so the unfortunate ones like us, being anosmia and not something more serious such as blindness, we get forgotton about, especially because we are young. just keep pushing your doctor to do more and try get an appointment with a neurologist.

im 17 now and have been trying to be taken seriously since i was very young. since my last visit to the doctors, he told me that because i was under 16, the previous doctors did not take me seriously because of my age!! you really need to get through to your doctor, its something that most people take for granted and so the unfortunate ones like us, being anosmia and not something more serious such as blindness, we get forgotton about, especially because we are young. just keep pushing your doctor to do more and try get an appointment with a neurologist.

I know exactly what you're going through, I'm 15 now and I've never smelled a thing. Yet nobody believes me, and those who do tell me I probably have no sense of taste either, because that's what they read on wikipedia.

hey, i believe you. I'm 20 and I've never experienced smelling anything at all too.i grew up getting all excited to go to school because i thought smelling would be taught by my teacher in class. Today, i'm still an anosmic and i think it helped me build my own personality. it really made me feel that i am unique. smelling blunders have given me something to laugh at. Just dont worry much, you're not alone.

im 34 and never smelt a thing it some of my mates still dont believe til this day i wud love to smell my mums roast or any sort of food or perfume maybe 1 day.

I totally understand what you are going through. I lost my sense of smell in June 2009. I got a serious flu bug and that resulted in me getting asthma. I was prescribed steroid inhalers to control it but my sinuses were totally blocked. Like you I got prescribed oral steroids which made my sense of smell come back for a few weeks and then go again. All my nasal tissue is polypoid so surgery is not possible in my case. Got an allergy test at the hospital this week so hopefully that may shed some light. It is so depressing. I do find that Neilmed is good [just a simple squeezy bottle and easier to use than the netti pot, you get it in most big pharmacies], fill it with warm water and add a neilmed sachet and squeeze it gently up each nostril in turn. It really helps the sinus blockage and breathing but no sense of smell yet. My aunt suggests acupuncture so think I will give that a go too. Good luck.

Hi, I was wondering if you had a virus or a respiratory infection before you lost your sense of smell? I had one about a month ago and my sense of smell has not returned. I am afraid this may be permanent! I totally understand how you feel... I heard of people getting this from head injuries or other neurological issues, as well as some nasal sprays, but I never heard of anyone losing their sense of smell from a virus... Thanks!

I had a bad fall after the birth of my baby and now have not been able to smell for 10 years. I have had MRI's and Cat Scans but I have been informed that there is no cure. Also, after six months there is doubt that it will ever come back. There is danger though. Example is if I'm cooking something and unable to tell if it is burning. But I try to remind myself that if I had to lose any one of my senses I'm glad it was the smelling. Good luck and hopefully one day they will find a cure :-]