The much less common loss of smell from nerve damage is best treated earlier, rather than later. Loss of smell from obstruction should resolve and in fact many patients who have diminished smell before surgery will note improvement in their abilitiy to smell afterwards. It is likely that is what you have as there are times when the sense of smell returns. It is not unusual for there to be a temporarily diminished sense of smell after sinus surgery as the nasal airways can be congested and there are frequently crusts that keep the flow of air away from the smell fibers, at the roof of the nose. Taste is actually not really involved, but since so much of “flavor” is determined by smell we feel that we have lost taste as well. Permanent loss of smell is an uncommon risk from any nasal or sinus surgery. It has now been a month and I am starting to worry. My surgeon said it should come back in around 2 weeks and I cannot get an appointment to see him for another 6 weeks. Maybe once or twice a day I will get it back but very slightly and it only lasts a couple of minutes. I completely lost all sense of smell and taste. Question: Hi, I had sinus surgery on all four sinuses along with septoplasty and turbinectomy about a month ago.
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