Loss of taste and smell

Brinimartini wrote: »

Anyone ever suffer from this longterm and find a solution?

I lost my sense of smell in 2004, I have chronic allergic rhinitis.. I suffer from a number of allergies but the main one is dust mite or their droppings
The solution that works for me is in 3 parts

A strong course of Prednisalone 40mg for 5 or 6 days, sometimes docs prescribe a reducing dose, 40mg for 2 days then 30mg for 2 days and so on… This step can be skipped if you can already breath through your nose and it is not totally blocked.. This steroid reduces the inflammation
Get Neilmed sinus rinse, available on ebay it is a plasic bottle with a special nozzel you put 1 to 2 sachets of a saline powder into the bottle, fill it up with warm distilled water and flush out your nose with it.. It is a little uncomfortable at first but you get used to it and it flushes all the gunk and allergens out of your nose
Avamys nasal spray, active ingredient Fluticasone furoate.. After flushing, 2 squirts in each nostril then before bed 1 in each nostril..

One thing that is very very important, this has to be done each and every day, if one day is missed than the body starts the reaction process to the allergens breathed in throughout the day and night, and the inflammation begins again......