Concussion and loss of taste

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Avatar f tn After suffering a concussion April 17, 2008 I lost my sense of smell and taste. I was pushed off a 3 foot wall and knocked out for over a minute. I have had a CT scan and an MRI which show nothing wrong. But I still cannot smell or taste anything. Any suggestions?
Avatar n tn I fractured my skull Jan 2012 with bleeding, loss of consciousness all after a seizure. Two week later I lost my sense of taste and smell and later developed a bad taste/smell. Eating is NOT pleasant. I no longer enjoy pleasant scents. I only apply perfume I know smells good to me. I've lost 30 pounds simply because I can hardly stand the taste of food. It could be worse, I could have lost my eye sight or hearing. I try to look at it that way.
Avatar f tn Ice skating concussion to the back of the head, loss of smell, taste, and also ringing in ears. This is all terrible, but could be worse. Many say I am lucky to be alive and functioning. I just keep moving forward as best I can with my busy family. I still enjoy texture and temperatures of food. I'm eating totally healthy food that I ordinarily wouldn't care for.
Avatar n tn After concussion or impact such kind of symptoms like loss of smell or taste and other symptoms may be common due to extent of damaged part of brain and may remain symptomatic or progress in future. Although any sure success cure can not be assured in such cases, but symptomatic relief or it may decrease with period of time, physiotherapy, avoiding any triggering factors and life style modification help you in certain extent.
Avatar m tn Yes, a TBI can cause loss of taste and smell. This can be a part of concussion. If this is so, there is a chance of recovery once the effects of concussion wear off, which may take a few years at times. Also the loss of smell could be due to injury to the nose causing a blockage inside the nose. Hence an ENT consultation is a must to rule this out. The other possibility is injury to nerves or the center in the brain. Generally the taste goes away because of loss of smell.
Avatar f tn I am sorry you have lost taste and smell. This could be due to concussion and could come back some time. . At times it is due to traumatic injury either to the olfactory nerve or to the olfactory center in the brain and this type of damage is permanent. If it is due to injury to nose internally then this may recover. The various tests carried out to detect the cause of loss of smell is CT scan of nasal sinuses, MRI of brain, allergy testing, and blood glucose levels.
Avatar f tn I have most of the symptoms you have especially dizziness, fatigueness, loss of smell and taste, ringing in the ears etc., I am mostly home bound and suffer all the time. Cannot handle stores, malls, crowd and so many other stuff considered normal. I also wondered if it is a PCS or anything else. Brain injury may aggravate other conditions we already have. Again I personally know some people who recovered completely after a severe brain injury.
Avatar f tn After head injury or impact such kind of symptoms like loss of smell or taste and other symptoms may be common due to extent of damaged part of brain and may remain symptomatic or progress in future. Although any sure success cure can not be assured in such cases, but symptomatic relief or it may decrease with period of time, physiotherapy, avoiding any triggering factors and life style modification help you in certain extent.
Avatar f tn My smell and taste also messed up and nothing smells the way is supposed to be. Medically they put this under Anosmia (loss of smell and taste). I wish some times it is gone altogether than go through nasty smells/taste. It makes me not want to smell or eat anything and I have to stuff my food most of the time. It is horrible and no one can understand unless you go through it. Your olfactory system/brain may be damaged and no one can predict the outcome.
Avatar f tn My depression is due to the reason I cannot go out and do things as I used to do because of headaches, dizziness, fatigue and lost my smell and taste because of the head injury, has non-stop tinnitus etc., I struggle with suicidal thoughts too and I tried anit-depressants but made things worse since my underlying cause was not resolved. But yours may be a different reason since you already had those thoughts and concussion aggravated it. But you can get help.
604197 tn?1292305036 m 17 years of age and recently (2 months ago) had an accident that has resulted in the loss of my sense of smell and taste. I was at a lake, swinging on a rope into the water but lost my grip and wnet head first down a cliff of rocks and roots. I landed in the water but had hit the back of my head (near the crown, at the top) splitting my head open and fracturing my skull (3-4 inches).
Avatar n tn m a little nervous about this and just wanted to know the general odds or percentages when you have a concussion and your smell/taste and hearing come back. Thank you.
Avatar f tn Hi All 8 weeks ago I had an accident, and fell down my stairs at home backwards - had a nasty bump to the head - suffered with headaches for days and still suffering dizzy spells even now and tingling in my left hand - had a head scan - normal , but complete loss of smell and taste which bothers me the most - only able to sense sweet/sour/bitter on my tongue, but no flavours.
Avatar m tn Unresolved within a limited window, such swelling can lead to the death of brain cells and parts of the brain such as the pituitary and hypothalamus. The time to death of the cells is referred to as the warm ischemic time. There is no evidence whatsoever that a concussion will make anyone smarter. There may or may not be a degradtion in your cognition, memory and reasoning. The human brain is very resilient.
Avatar n tn d. Most people lose memories just before the incident of concussion or loss of consciousness because the event that results in them losing consciousness - the punch to the head etc - interrupts how the brain stores memories. The brain needs to pay attention to something, hold it in short term memory, link it to meaningful past experiences and then store it in long term memory to lay down a memory.
Avatar f tn Fever and loss of smell and taste are suspicious for COVID; consider getting tested.
Avatar n tn I had a mild TBI a year and 7 months ago and lost the real sense of smell and taste. Over time it got only little better (20%) and that is it. I can imagine what you are going through and I am in the same boat. You can go the following link and relate what people going through and some got lucky to get it back. No one can predict what will be the outcome and keep praying (if you pray). http://www.medhelp.
Avatar n tn A loss of taste side effect from Tekturna is quite common, about a third of users. Maybe your Doctor could try a different medication to see if there are any changes. You need to enjoy your food, and there are plenty of ways/medications to help control blood pressure. You shouldn't need to make such a big sacrifice as not enjoying your meals.
Avatar m tn t remember where u r from, but u have good choices of drs to be seen by...I have heard a lot of wonderful reviews of Dr Di....and Dr Oro as well.... Dr Di does the endoscopic PFD....so the amount of hair shaved is less and the scar is much smaller as well.Like Carolyn said, it is best to get 2 opinions, and to have them both from respected chiari drs is fantastic.! Do keep us posted on how the visits go..... as for the taste goes, most have noticed this after surgery....
Avatar n tn Again, there are probably videos and interviews with fellow sufferers who can provide you with your answers. I remember one interview with a chef who had it and lost his sense of smell and taste and it hasn't come back yet, but he is undergoing a kind of occupational therapy to try and either recover it or learn to smell and taste in other ways.
Avatar f tn I play softball in college and about 3 weeks ago i was hit in the head with a bat right above my left ear. My coach gave me a concussion test and my head was hurting pretty bad throughout the day. The next day it wasnt bothering me too bad so I didnt go to the doctor to see if i did have a concussion. Well ever since that weekend, i have pressure headaches on the right side of my head.
Avatar f tn After taking the puffer last night and this morning, I seem to have lost most of my sense of taste and smell. Is this normal? Should I stop taking the puffer?