tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post8601920302365238653..comments2023-07-05T22:26:40.892-04:00Comments on Splendor in the Home: In Praise of a Sense of SmellChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-28322612643138190132014-01-30T17:13:41.043-05:002014-01-30T17:13:41.043-05:00Christine, have you tried a neti pot for your sinu...Christine, have you tried a neti pot for your sinuses? It won't hurt and it might help.<br />kathy duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944687066984280862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-63128762266372944602014-01-29T08:18:13.677-05:002014-01-29T08:18:13.677-05:00It doesn't happen much, from what I understand...It doesn't happen much, from what I understand! I lost a lot of blood and sustained a lot of damage to the nerves on the right side of my body during that birth. A good friend of mine is a doctor and when I mentioned once that I couldn't smell, he asked when it happened. When I told him it was after my first's birth, he said that I'm the first case that he's seen. There's a condition in the medical world where a woman who loses a lot of blood during childbirth (or maybe anyone who loses a lot of blood?) loses her sense of smell and it's a condition that many doctors don't think exists because so few people have it. He, of course, couldn't say if that was the cause, but he said it sure sounded like I proved to him that it does! So, I'm guessing that's what caused it. I don't miss it much, except during cooking and baking, and even then, if I inhale deeply, I can kind of taste the smell (if that makes sense!) so it's not a huge deal! Of all my senses to lose, I'd choose smell. :)The JP Behnkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060112775583664606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-61272972852649860842014-01-29T08:17:46.527-05:002014-01-29T08:17:46.527-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The JP Behnkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060112775583664606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-35632755559666248062014-01-28T15:29:38.365-05:002014-01-28T15:29:38.365-05:00Wow! I've never heard of losing your sense of...Wow! I've never heard of losing your sense of smell like that. Do you know if it's something that happens much? Was it related to childbirth? Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-13854646226896684872014-01-28T12:54:58.750-05:002014-01-28T12:54:58.750-05:00SENSE of smell. :) Typos, typos....maybe no sense ...SENSE of smell. :) Typos, typos....maybe no sense of smell causes that, too? ;)The JP Behnkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060112775583664606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-34163755531155189692014-01-28T12:54:28.640-05:002014-01-28T12:54:28.640-05:00I lost my of smell after I gave birth to my oldest...I lost my of smell after I gave birth to my oldest daughter. Occasionally, I can taste a smell (which his odd). I know if something is burned by the charred tasted in my mouth, or if something is really bad-smelling by gagging, or really sour by the tingle in my mouth, but I can't smell it at all. I can't smell a dirty diaper (which was a blessing while pregnant with my second and changing my infant's dirty diapers!), a disgusting trash can, or a dead skunk....but nor can I smell fresh-baked bread, a pot of spaghetti simmering on the stove, or a freshly-cut Christmas tree. <br /><br />I have to spice my food a ton if I want to taste it and even then, it's sometimes a miss because then I've spiced it so much that I get sick after eating it. I was never one for spicy food but now it doesn't bother me in the slightest - in fact, I prefer spicy and bitter over sweet now because I can taste it! As you said, food has kind of lost it's appeal and I usually eat because I'm hungry, not because I'm craving something. I've eaten more soup over the last five years than any other meal!<br /><br />So - I don't usually miss my sense of smell, but it really has been a huge adjustment! I'm always aware that I might smell and not know it, so I don't wear perfume and shower every day that I have contact with people (let's not lie, folks, moms don't shower everyday, usually!), eat mints like they're going out of style, am afraid to burn a candle in my house because what if it is smells bad??, and take the trash out everyday because I'm afraid it smells. :) The JP Behnkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060112775583664606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-34528207531111452482014-01-25T15:32:15.615-05:002014-01-25T15:32:15.615-05:00Ugh, I hope you feel better soon! I hate sinus inf...Ugh, I hope you feel better soon! I hate sinus infections but I seem to get them a lot these days. :-/ Love the story about the sheets though, haha!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699055172049185864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-43804891905644046852014-01-25T14:54:25.844-05:002014-01-25T14:54:25.844-05:00Ha - I know. But that's how I know that much ...Ha - I know. But that's how I know that much of what they teach kids as scientific knowledge is so drastically oversimplified as to be actually incorrect. Plus, my brain has emptied out a lot of the non-essential information, such as which nerves control which sensations!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-5244728360462839932014-01-25T14:45:08.398-05:002014-01-25T14:45:08.398-05:00Didn't you say you were a biology teacher? ;0)...Didn't you say you were a biology teacher? ;0) LOLMamaRochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744850673287667492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781474098383349170.post-14292919018093736962014-01-24T23:41:39.892-05:002014-01-24T23:41:39.892-05:00My husband has no sense of smell. It's just t...My husband has no sense of smell. It's just the strangest thing. I ask him all the time if he can smell certain things and then I remember that he can't smell. It's really one of those senses that I think a lot of us take for granted. When it comes to food he says he can taste it, but he has to add a lot of spices and seasonings to his food to really taste it. I imagine that what he tastes is what most of us experience when we have a cold. When he has a cold the food doesn't taste funny to him at all. It's really crazy when you think about it and scary, too. If the house were on fire or there was a gas leak he wouln't be able to smell it at all. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.com