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If you were Anosmic.... - Doxinator - 2009-09-24
What would you do? How would you feel? What if you didn't know any different?Anosmia definition.
I for one, have always been Anosmic for as long as I can remember. I can only smell extremely potent things (Pretty much online gasoline at a gas station, sewage, pot, etc; no 'good' smelling stuff). My sense of taste suffers as well; give me a blindfold, a potato, and an apple, and I won't be able to taste the difference. Food to me is just something to do to pass time; it doesn't really taste; it's just texture and something that I HAVE to do.
Not only does my nose not function sense-wise; it doesn't function breathing-wise. I didn't know people could breathe through their noses until I was about 10. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't really complain. I was a stupid kid then. I recently went to the doctor, and am getting it fixed next week.
If you had only one more week of pretty much no taste, or no smell, what would you do? How would you spend your last moments? How would you react to people that you were acquaintances with, but then you suddenly find out that they smell; would you avoid them?
What would be some of the first things you would go to smell that you have never truly smelled before? A rose? What would be among the first things that you would eat? Do you think you would still like your 'favorite textured foods'?
I'm actually quite worried about what the smelling, tasting world will bring. Will it bring me more favorite foods, or will it draw me away from my current, tasteless favorite foods? Will I avoid certain people that smell bad? Will I be drawn to people that smell good?
Just thinkin'; ya' know?
If you were Anosmic.... - Takebacker - 2009-09-24
I guess in your case if you got it fixed you would still like the foods you've always ate because you've always eaten them.
If you were Anosmic.... - Razzberry - 2009-09-24
I kinda wish I couldn't taste stuff.
It would be easier to have a good diet.....
But you're in for a change, whether it be good or bad for you.
If you were Anosmic.... - Doxinator - 2009-09-24
Takebacker Wrote:I guess in your case if you got it fixed you would still like the foods you've always ate because you've always eaten them.
But then the taste factors into it. I'll still have my 'favorite textured' foods (Cold and crunchy), but will I still like them after I can taste them? Broccoli, for instance, has one of my all time favorite textures; it's the perfect combination of crunchy. It is tasteless to me. Will I still find it 'delicious' when I can actually taste it?
If you were Anosmic.... - Takebacker - 2009-09-25
Doxinator Wrote:But then the taste factors into it. I'll still have my 'favorite textured' foods (Cold and crunchy), but will I still like them after I can taste them? Broccoli, for instance, has one of my all time favorite textures; it's the perfect combination of crunchy. It is tasteless to me. Will I still find it 'delicious' when I can actually taste it?
Since you've been eating it, i don't think you'll reject it if you can suddenly taste it. I like broccoli, raw or cooked.
You'll have to tell me if this is the case or not when you get this fixed, i'm really interested to know.
If you were Anosmic.... - Doxinator - 2009-09-25
Takebacker Wrote:You'll have to tell me if this is the case or not when you get this fixed, i'm really interested to know.
I'm very interested, as well. My Psychology teacher is actually very interested, too. She has actually been having me record pretty much everything that I have eaten in the past month, and try to 'describe' taste. Most the foods that I have written down have 'Little or No Taste'. Then I'm going to record all my feelings after the procedure, as well. She's then going to use it to help explain the sense of smell section when we get to it in a few months, to help describe to the kids what it would feel like to have absolutely no function of the nose.
If you were Anosmic.... - Heidi - 2009-09-25
Wow that's so weird.
I say the first thing you should taste is sugar
If you were Anosmic.... - Tir - 2009-09-25
The first thing you should taste is MSG. And by so doing, ruin the taste of everything you eat afterwards.
If you were Anosmic.... - Kurtle - 2009-09-25
Hmm, I have a weak sense of smell as you do, only smelling extremely potent objects. However, my taste is unaffected. I guess the first thing I would taste would be something that isn't chicken. Don't eat chicken until you have tried every other protein so you can't say, "Hm, this tastes like chicken."
If you were Anosmic.... - Heidi - 2009-09-26
Kurtle Wrote:However, my taste is unaffected.
Kurtle Wrote:Don't eat chicken until you have tried every other protein so you can't say, "Hm, this tastes like chicken."
All proteins taste like chicken now do they?
If you were Anosmic.... - FrozNlite - 2009-09-26
Awwww <3! *Hugs for Dox*
Food is a fine art to me, and since I absolutely love the fine arts I find cooking and tasting food to be one of the most divine aspects of life. To not be able to taste food...man I wish I could really help in some way. Heck, not being able to smell or taste most things can be dangerous in regards to spoiled/rotten substances or detecting dangerous odors in an area.
I don't know if this would help at all, but one of my friends recently had nasal surgery due to bad allergies and a voice she didn't like. The surgery worked out wonderfully, so I'm wondering if it would help in your case. I highly doubt the surgery she had is what you would need, but in the general aspect of surgery some nasal reconstructions or something might be the key to unlocking your sense.
Have you gone on WebMD or several other sites to see what they have to say is the cause behind Anosmia? Or, I should say, have you specifically talked with your doctor about the specific reason behind your anosmia? If it's the death of olfactory nerves, like Wikipedia said (something possible since birth), then repairing the solution would unfortunately take much longer, as you'll have to wait for therapeutic embryonic stem cells to hit the market.
In regards to your question, "Will I still find favorite 'textured' foods delicious when I can taste them?" I would have to say it's all up to you. The coolest thing about Biology (in my opinion), and also the most difficult aspect of the science, is the nature of varying individualism in everything; there's no "one-cure-fits-all," as someone is guaranteed to react to whatever the product may be in a negative way. In this case you like the texture, but may hate/love the taste.
If you were Anosmic.... - Doxinator - 2009-09-26
Yeah. I have talked to meh doctor. It isn't the death of Olfactory nerves. My Turbinates (I believe it is spelled) are far too large. They're just too big for my nose. Turbinates regulate the air flow through the nose, they're just blocking everything. The procedure is quite simple; put me under, shave the turbinates down, I wake up.
If you were Anosmic.... - FrozNlite - 2009-09-26
Doxinator Wrote:Yeah. I have talked to meh doctor. It isn't the death of Olfactory nerves. My Turbinates (I believe it is spelled) are far too large. They're just too big for my nose. Turbinates regulate the air flow through the nose, they're just blocking everything. The procedure is quite simple; put me under, shave the turbinates down, I wake up.
[SIZE="7"]DO IT.[/SIZE]
To taste food....
My friend and I were talking about this today, and we're both people who love to cook. When she heard about the condition, she winced saying she felt that would be almost as painful as being blind. To be blind to the wonders of food is just heartbreaking to me, and this is one of those times I'd send money if I was omfghax0rz rich with irl meso. Of course, the choice is all up to you (and you ask the great question: Would I want to experience taste and potentially hate something I love when I already get by with texture?), but after tasting food my whole life I can't imagine the rest of my life without the sense.
Yea man, I say go for it. You're lucky it's not nerve death; gene and stem cell therapies won't be available for decades, nor would they be that effective on someone who has already matured into adulthood. I, as a food connoisseur, really really really really think you should seriously consider the operation.
If you were Anosmic.... - Takebacker - 2009-09-26
I'm not a food connoisseur but i say do it just the same.
You don't know what you're missing out on bro.
If you were Anosmic.... - FrozNlite - 2009-09-26
Takebacker Wrote:I'm not a food connoisseur but i say do it just the same.
You don't know what you're missing out on bro.
Haha I'm only 18; it's not a profession but a favorite hobby.
MOAR POASTS FOR DOXINATOR TO GET TURBINATE SURGERY!
If you were Anosmic.... - Takebacker - 2009-09-26
FrozNlite Wrote:Haha I'm only 18
Same here bro.
-highfive-
If you were Anosmic.... - Doxinator - 2009-09-26
Pffft. I am getting it already. Haha. Thursday, 9:30AM. :3
I like to cook, with things that I can taste to some extent. With my sense of taste on a meal, I can only usually taste an overpowering taste that overpowers everything else.
i.e., spaghetti. I can only taste sauce. Even if I put loads of parmeson (Gosh, I just realized I don't know how to spell that...) cheese on it, I can only taste the sauce. Is one actually able to taste the sauce, noodles, and cheese in the dish of spaghetti? I've always just put the cheese on because it 'looks better'; not tastes better.
I can taste somewhat; just generally one thing overpowers the rest of everything in the dish.
If you were Anosmic.... - Heidi - 2009-09-26
Doxinator Wrote:i.e., spaghetti. I can only taste sauce. Even if I put loads of parmeson (Gosh, I just realized I don't know how to spell that...) cheese on it, I can only taste the sauce. Is one actually able to taste the sauce, noodles, and cheese in the dish of spaghetti? I've always just put the cheese on because it 'looks better'; not tastes better.
Spaghetti is pretty tasteless really
If you were Anosmic.... - xBTAx - 2009-09-26
Doxinator Wrote:Pffft. I am getting it already. Haha. Thursday, 9:30AM. :3
I like to cook, with things that I can taste to some extent. With my sense of taste on a meal, I can only usually taste an overpowering taste that overpowers everything else.
i.e., spaghetti. I can only taste sauce. Even if I put loads of parmeson (Gosh, I just realized I don't know how to spell that...) cheese on it, I can only taste the sauce. Is one actually able to taste the sauce, noodles, and cheese in the dish of spaghetti? I've always just put the cheese on because it 'looks better'; not tastes better.
I can taste somewhat; just generally one thing overpowers the rest of everything in the dish.
You usually do taste the sauce the most, but if you add cheese, the taste of cheese is pretty strong. That's why I don't usually use cheese. ;p
Must be very interesting to go through this. I dunno what I'd do if I couldn't taste food...
I hope you still like broccoli, though. XD
If you were Anosmic.... - FrozNlite - 2009-09-27
Doxinator Wrote:Pffft. I am getting it already. Haha. Thursday, 9:30AM. :3
I like to cook, with things that I can taste to some extent. With my sense of taste on a meal, I can only usually taste an overpowering taste that overpowers everything else.
i.e., spaghetti. I can only taste sauce. Even if I put loads of parmeson (Gosh, I just realized I don't know how to spell that...) cheese on it, I can only taste the sauce. Is one actually able to taste the sauce, noodles, and cheese in the dish of spaghetti? I've always just put the cheese on because it 'looks better'; not tastes better.
I can taste somewhat; just generally one thing overpowers the rest of everything in the dish.
Dox, if you don't post here the minute after trying your first food after the surgery I'll stalk you in-game and takes lots of embarrassing SouthPerrican pics.
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Congratulations for you!!!!! I'm so happy to hear this surgery is so soon - I hope, pray, and KNOW everything will go well. You will LOVE food - we all promise!
Oh, and about the spaghetti question - you will taste the cheese and the sauce, and yes, you can taste the noodles. Most noodles do have a distinct taste in the way bread has a taste in a sandwich. It's not the "nothingness" taste of water, but the starchy substance taste that you get from carbohydrates. Oh, and also to people who say noodles have no flavor, you just haven't had the right noodles yet ;D. I've had chocolate noodles, squid ink noodles, and sun dried tomato basil noodles before, to name a few - and those are NOODLES, not sauces.
Welcome to the world of taste Dox
.NOTE: DOX, YOU CANNOT READ THIS FOLLOWING SPOILER UNTIL AFTER YOUR SURGERY. AGAIN, ABOVE CONSEQUENCES APPLY IF YOU DO.
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