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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Willard1H Message 9 in Discussion Good points, Betsy. I have seen studies that confirm real smells, like those reported by you, Cushie and several others on this thread. Like you, I could easily find gasoline, the deodorant, etc.in my environment. But it's amazing that we lock into such a small handful of specific smells. But calling them "phantom smells"? No problem for me. My bipolar friend believes in ghosts, but I don't feel the presence of the supernatural. We both can talk about phantoms, even if we don't agree on how real they might be. How about using the term "phantosmia"? Is that too fancy-schmancy? I ran across a blog called Stuff and Nonsense with a great discussion about Phantosmia and the twisted-smell Parosmia. https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6262190 The contributors there have some awareness of tumors, neuro doctors, etc., but it's pretty open in breadth of subject matter. My Phantosmia began long before I was diagnosed and started taking cabergoline. I never had transphenoidal surgery. But "a heightened sense of smell"? Not me -- mine only seems to work on a specific odor for months. If I compared it to hearing, it would be like I could perceive helicopter sounds from ten miles away. If a chopper never appeared over the horizon, it would be tough to convince anyone that I had a sensitivity to that one distant sound. Science has a lot to learn about smells and how we perceive them. It could be interesting. Exactly how does your boosted smeller work? Is it more broad-spectrum and (sometimes) useful, or is it overly limited and useless, like mine? Willard ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
