Ability to smell / Nasal steroid rinse

lawchk
lawchk Member Posts: 12
edited February 2011 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Diagnosed with Stage II Esthesioneuroblastoma ("c" of the olfactory/smelling nerves) on January 29, 2009. Tumor removed endoscopically February 9, 2009. I never lost my sense of taste. However, until last week, my ability to smell has been sporadic at best...once or twice a month for a day at the most.

This was until last week when the ENT just placed me on a very low-dosage steroid nasal rinse. This was to get rid of any swelling before my follow-up CTs. Well, oddly enough the decreased swelling must have cleared up my smelling nerves because I've been able to smell for a couple weeks straight!

Obviously my sense of smell is still intact, but I don't know if it will remain so after I come off the steroid rinse. Does anyone have any experience/suggestions with this?

Pura vida!
Lindsey
www.enbfacts.com

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  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #2
    Hi Lindsey
    I do a lot of sinus rinse for NPC but none of it affected my sense of smell, I guess it is possible that the steroid could be blocking the smelling nerves. Did you call and ask your ENT about thins side affect, if not I would do it as soon as you can.

    Take care
    Hondo
  • tesa
    tesa Member Posts: 123
    #3
    Hondo said:

    Hi Lindsey
    I do a lot of sinus rinse for NPC but none of it affected my sense of smell, I guess it is possible that the steroid could be blocking the smelling nerves. Did you call and ask your ENT about thins side affect, if not I would do it as soon as you can.

    Take care
    Hondo

    Lindsey,
    Wondering why you
    Lindsey,
    Wondering why you dr. wanted you to use spray before ct scan. My mother had an abnormal ct scan last week

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