Time to leave a negative review for Yankee Candle, as Wax put it

[cimorene]

Wax has lost her sense of smell, and can only taste things mutedly as a result. At least her taste isn't totally gone.

When I was trying futilely to find practical advice for home care and when to consult a doctor I found something that listed strange smell symptoms separately, and that's what I'm having. My sense of smell hasn't tried to disappear entirely, but it's dimmed, I think selectively. And my sinuses and nose are quite irritated even though I don't have much congestion left. I keep having that nose-burning feeling that I associate with chlorine water going in the sinuses, and occasionally I smell something faintly that I'm probably just imagining: the nerves or smell-wiring misfiring, I suppose.

I suppose we will both have to do those nose-training exercises after this, though not until our sinuses are okay again. At least they sound interesting.

Comments

[devon]

I've been reading reddit/r/fragrance for a while, and it's interesting to see what people say about getting COVID and how it changes their sense of smell. Lots of people recover completely, but some have lingering changes to the specific perfumes they can tolerate. So all food goes back to normal, but the natural and synthetic perfumes are different. I didn't realize that pregnancy can also do that, not that it's an issue for you or me. :)

I hope the bad part is over soon!

[cimorene]

That's fascinating!

Wax thinks she has started to get it back slightly. She says she managed to smell oranges and bitter almond extract so far.

[vass]

Ugh, I'm sorry.