Hello Chel
This seems to come and go with me but has happened since my major lupus flare in 2000. The worse the lupus symptoms the more acute my sense of both smell and hearing. I can no longer tolerate any scented washing powders, household cleansers and walking through a perfume department is a store is a nightmare some days. And of course living in the city that lovely smell of drains on hot wet evenings. Today there was a lovely smell of onions in one area of the city, bakery making pies I think. My partner could barely smell it until we got close but I could from half a mile away!
Rheumy thinks it is central nervous system stuff and so did psychiatrist I saw when I had my last CNS flare.
As I said it does fluctuate, some days really acute others back to normal. And one bonus - it is best not to clean with really strong over scented products anyway. They do the environment or ourselves no good.
Sara
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This seems to come and go with me but has happened since my major lupus flare in 2000. The worse the lupus symptoms the more acute my sense of both smell and hearing. I can no longer tolerate any scented washing powders, household cleansers and walking through a perfume department is a store is a nightmare some days. And of course living in the city that lovely smell of drains on hot wet evenings. Today there was a lovely smell of onions in one area of the city, bakery making pies I think. My partner could barely smell it until we got close but I could from half a mile away!
Rheumy thinks it is central nervous system stuff and so did psychiatrist I saw when I had my last CNS flare.
As I said it does fluctuate, some days really acute others back to normal. And one bonus - it is best not to clean with really strong over scented products anyway. They do the environment or ourselves no good.
Sara
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