[xii23]

Same experience here. I can once in a while smell things, but it doesn't last long, and I can't correlate the smell a perfume is supposed to represent to what it actually represents (so, a perfume that smells like roses smells like something, but I can't correlate it with the actual smell of roses, because I don't know how they smell). There are some smells that are quite strong and I can identify, like alcohol, fuel, acetone, but I wonder if what I call 'smell' in those cases is just a chemical reaction you get from the abrasive? properties of those things, rather than actual smell.

I cope with it in my own case by being thorough in my own cleanliness - I shower and use perfume (three sprays!) every time I have to leave my house. For other things I rely on my SO.

I'm a bit of a hypochondriac but I've lived like this for 30 years so I guess if I was having some kind of mental degradation it would have been noticeable already!

[empyrrhicist]

Three sprays of perfume means you're probably overcompensating in the opposite direction. Not to make you anxious, but being around overpefumed people gives me headaches - hate it.

Daily showers, deoderant, and shower after workout or heavy sweat should be more than sufficient.

[BrandoElFollito]

And the one spray of perfume is best done towards the hair: it diffuses slower

[jansan]

Did you have your sinuses checked for nasal polyps? I frequently lost my sense of smell when I was younger, and if I had known erlier, I would have started using cortisone nasal spray, which can help reduce polyps significantly (of course consult your doctor, first).

[xii23]

I'll talk to my physician about this soon, let's see!