Hi, there was a massive fire down the road from our house just before Christmas - of course I had to wander down and have a look at it - I guess the wind was blowing the wrong way and the smell was bad and I had a massive head ache virtually immediately - was the only one amongst us with it. I then thought about it and realised that the same thing has happened many times - putting petrol in the car - ugh - paint fumes - bad headaches. Paint and varnish smells - ugh!

Does anybody else have this problem and do you know why it happens? Obviously I will try to avoid the situations from now on - but it is like my brain simply can't tolerate it.

Lynlee

I have the same problem with my sense of smell. Since 3/06 (my brain surgery), I have been horrible. Paint fumes, chemicals, and smoke really gets me. You would think that I'm acting, I'm so dramatic! I feel as though I can't breathe, it's so bad.

Strangely, I've lost smell of things that smell good. It makes no sense to me. I haven't ever told a doctor about it, and asked why, because I presume he'd think that I'm full of it! LOL

If you have that same trait, of losing the sense of good smells, then there must be something to it, and it's worth asking a doctor Let me know!

Hugs,
Shez