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ihavelove7

Question?
December 01, 2012 04:46AM

Registered: 11 years ago
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Does anyone know if taste and smell is a symptom? I have noticed over 2 months now mine has changed. Things taste and smell different and stronger.
Thanks for your time

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mikee

Re: Question?
December 01, 2012 07:23AM

Registered: 12 years ago
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I can't say for sure but I lost my taste and smell a couple of years ago before being diagnosed. I haven't read where anything saying it was a symptom.
Mike

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Will

Re: Question?
December 01, 2012 08:56AM

Registered: 18 years ago
Posts: 1,148

There is a smell test in the PREDICT-HD study.

Will

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bluedaisy

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December 01, 2012 09:17AM

Registered: 12 years ago
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Not sure, but my sis has HD and she lost her sense of smell years ago

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mikee

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December 02, 2012 12:06PM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 553

Gee, is that interesting. I'd like to see more about this.

If there is a smell test in the predict HD does that mean it is a symptom?
Mike

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Will

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December 02, 2012 03:23PM

Registered: 18 years ago
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Mike - Yes. The smell test involves a bunch of different scratch and sniff tests - everything from cloves to cinnamon to turpentine.

Will

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mikee

Re: Question?
December 02, 2012 04:21PM

Registered: 12 years ago
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Thanks Will. Unfortunately I lost my sense of taste and smell about two years ago. I saw Dr's about it at Mayo but it was not mentioned as one of the symptoms. I'll have talk to them about this next trip.
Thanks
Mike

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Margie

Re: Question?
December 03, 2012 09:40PM

Registered: 18 years ago
Posts: 194

My sense of smell and taste have been affected too.

Margie

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ihavelove7

Re: Question?
December 03, 2012 09:49PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 9

Thank you everyone for responding. I am so glad I found this site!
Please keep me updated on this!

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Concerned partner

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December 04, 2012 05:48PM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 120

My ex-husband's sense of smell was affected early. He became particularly sensitive to perfumes, hair products, etc., and would rant about how he couldn't stand the smell of any kind of product including unscented soap. Food smells didn't seem to bother him, but I don't know how he is now three years later after our separation.
CP

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mare

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December 05, 2012 02:18PM

Registered: 12 years ago
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I remember my mother used to call me at work all freaked out over hypersenativity smell for things like oil. Cleaning fluids bothered her in her later years even though she was huge lysol fan when we were kids.

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greeneyes

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December 07, 2012 01:39AM

Registered: 17 years ago
Posts: 154

My husband smells things that I don't smell....and I am very sensitive to smells.

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