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Return Of Senses
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭

My sense of smell returned about the same time as I got Epilepsy ( I hadn't had a sense of smell for 20 years). Just curious if anyone else has had a similar experience?
(And I wish people would go easy on perfume/cologne haha)

posted November 17, 2017
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member I find if I cut out dairy or gluten for awhile, it’s amazing how much better my sense of smell is.

posted November 21, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have an almost non-exsistant sense of smell. Not sure if it’s related to my epilepsy. I’d like to know what others think.

posted November 20, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Other than getting nose blind from getting use to a particular smell, I haven’t truly lost my sense of smell with my epilepsy.

posted November 18, 2017

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