loss of taste

phil@rhinoplant.com · Post by **phil@rhinoplant.com** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:59 am

Has anyone experienced a loss of the sense of smell or the sense of taste since using their cpap or vpap?
I haven't been able to taste anything for nearly six months now and my sense of smell is non existant.

dieselgal · Post by **dieselgal** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:20 am

I haven't heard of that before at all. I am afraid that might be something else altogether.

ibthebest · Post by **ibthebest** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:36 am

Gosh, I wish that could happen to me for awhile........maybe if food didn't taste so good or smell so good, i would find it easier to lose weight. I don't think it is your cpap machine but if you can find out what's causing it; bottle it and sell it. You will be a rich person!

wildmt · Post by **wildmt** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:35 pm

I lost my sense of smell about a year ago. I've been on APAP for over 5 years using Breeze nasal pillows. I can smell propane gas, smoke from fires, etc. but can only taste salt and sugar when I eat.

I'ts been said that loss of smell is one of the first symptoms of alzeimers. Could be, I can't remember much, but apnea fog can contribute to that.

As far as loss of smell goes, that is an interesting subject.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:41 pm

There was also a discussion sometime back that some nasal sprays can kill one's sense of smell.

I really wasn't sure whether the original poster of this thread was a spam bot or not.....

Den

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:03 pm

Den, I wondered the same thing. Either Phil who works at Rhinoplant has sleep apnea or it was an attempt to get traffic to Rhinoplant's site, as phil@rhinoplant.com is on their web site as a contact. Either way, still a good subject that hasn't been discussed lately.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:13 pm

kteague wrote:Den, I wondered the same thing. Either Phil who works at Rhinoplant has sleep apnea or it was an attempt to get traffic to Rhinoplant's site, as phil@rhinoplant.com is on their web site as a contact. Either way, still a good subject that hasn't been discussed lately.

Interesting....

http://www.rhinoplant.com/

Look on the right side of the screen in the lower part of the "Special Feature".

Could be legit......just looked like lots of the bots we get.

Den

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:00 pm

Of course it's also a consequence (not too common though) of serious brain damage, either from trauma or a particular type of stroke or aneurysm, etc. A neurologist would be the person to ask about this.

jsmythe · Post by **jsmythe** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:29 pm

If Phil is legit, wonder why he has not checked back in with a post? Also, dont most of Europe use the metric system? Not the feet and inches like we do? on the web site, I noted that measurements were in feet and inches, not metric. Maybe just a coincedence...?

Country4ever · Post by **Country4ever** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:53 pm

I used to have an exceptional sense of smell. Then about 18 years ago, I got a virus with a fever for several days, and when it was over, most of my taste and smell was gone. I had a neuro work-up to exclude a brain problem. I sure miss it. But I can still smell certain smells intently....when others can't.
Supposedly if you lose your smell and taste, and its not back in 6 years, its probably never coming back. My ENT said that certain viruses can attack those areas......which is probably what happened to me.
I went through many years when all I could smell was smoke........even when it wasn't there. It was very disconcerting, since my kids were too small to tell me if they smelled it too. I still occasionally smell smoke.

What's interesting is that for awhile I thought I had Lyme disease, and spent time on a Lyme forum, and alot of those people had smell problems too........smelling smoke alot. How strange is that??
Anyhow........I would wonder if breathing out of your mouth alot might dry your mouth up and affect your taste buds?

wildmt · Post by **wildmt** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:38 am

Most people who think they've lost their sense of taste haven't. They've actually lost their sense of smell. Taste buds recognize only sweet, salty, bitter and sour.

It is your nose that smells the flavors of eating. Example- a plugged up nose like when you have a cold prevents one from enjoying flavorful food.

A hard blow to the head can mess up the tiny nerves that carry smell messages to the brain. Tumors, chronic exposure to some pollutants and toxic chemicals can cause a loss of smell. Of course, we lose some sense of smell as we age. However, usually not a complete loss.

In my own case, I believe my loss of smell occurred when I breathed the spray of bleach I was using in an encloised area. Stupid, I know. It made my eyes water. That kind of acid can destroy smell nerve endings.

An MRI brain scan eliminated tumors and optical nerve damage that can indicate Alhzeimers. So us stubborn guys out here just have to be more careful and pay more attention to what the little gal says.

carlsonc · Post by **carlsonc** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:59 am

I posted this very question on another apnea forum. I've used CPAP since 2/07 and have noticed a gradual loss of sense of smell and taste. My kids come into my house and start complaining about the air freshener, or the cat box, neither of which I can smell unless I get right down into it. I can't smell flowers anymore, either. Unfortunately, this has had no effect on my appetite. Apparently I can eat whether I can taste it or not, but I find myself going for very spicy and strongly flavored foods and lots and lots of garlic. And BTW, no one else I know on CPAP has noticed this little side effect.

scrapple · Post by **scrapple** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:45 am

I have been using a CPAP for close to 4 months now, since being diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and am realizing that my ability to taste foods has diminished. Kind of strange though, as sometimes I cant smell things and other times I can, but for the most part, I do notice more so a loss in my ability to distinguish attributes to some foods. I am a chef and rely heavily on these abilities obviously and it's freaking me out. So here I am on this site, digging to see if anyone else is experiencing this - and so I see YES, some are. Thanks for listening.

avi123 · Post by **avi123** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:10 pm

Loss of sense of taste and/or smell, is an indication of oncoming of Parkinson's disease.

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:32 pm

scrapple wrote:I have been using a CPAP for close to 4 months now, since being diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and am realizing that my ability to taste foods has diminished. Kind of strange though, as sometimes I cant smell things and other times I can, but for the most part, I do notice more so a loss in my ability to distinguish attributes to some foods. I am a chef and rely heavily on these abilities obviously and it's freaking me out. So here I am on this site, digging to see if anyone else is experiencing this - and so I see YES, some are. Thanks for listening.

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