DMEMEDS shared post via Chicago Tribune: Lost sense of smell often invisible, untreatable problem

Though millions suffer from anosmia, olfactory dysfunction is little understood by science or societyMimi Koberlein woke up one morning unable to smell the bacon her husband was frying for breakfast. Confused, she ran to the shower, grabbed her shampoo and inhaled deeply. Nothing. Two years later, Koberlein, 47, still can't smell lemons, freshly cut grass, her three boys or any other fragrances of life. Diagnosed with anosmia, or smell loss, she has tried decongestants, nasal irrigation, oral steroids and acupuncture. But nothing has worked. [By Author: By Julie Deardorff , Tribune reporter] http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/3b42e154/sc/14/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Chealth0Cct0Esmell0Eloss0Emet0E20A140A60A80H0A0H4172330Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

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