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Loss of Smell Zinc, and Hypothyroid

Posted by llrrrpp on May 29, 2006, at 12:06:20

Hi All,
this is a continuation of some earlier discussions on loss of smell. My mom experienced abrupt loss of smell some 6 months ago. I sent her some information from a thread that Larry Hoover and Phillipa were contributing to, and here is her follow-up

Mom writes
"I saw my ENT [that's an ear,nose,throat doctor] recently, who assured me that the CT scan of my brain did not reveal any tumors, and that the lump in my cheek of 2 years duration is probably at the parotid gland, a duct blockage or some such thing that is harmless.

He said there is very little research done on loss or alteration of smell because there is very little money for such research. "It's not a 'sexy' topic. No one is dying of the condition. Loss of smell is not a headline news item."

Your information on the zinc deficiency sounds very interesting. I shall purchase some today and start taking it along with vitamin C as you suggest. Thank you for the research. Two other

items in your email leave me with questions:
1) What kind ofhereditary problem with zinc do you refer to? How was this discovered? Symptoms? Lab tests (before and after treatment with
zinc)? and

2) The depression connection was not clear. Are you (or your friend) saying that a DEFICIENCY of zinc causes depression or that treatment of the loss of smell with INCREASED ZINC causes depression?

[the former, right Lar?]

I do, by the way, take a multivitamin tab daily along with calcium 500-1000 mg. daily, glucosamine/chondroitin, and Levoxyl. I've taken the latter most years since I was 18 to treat hypothyroidism, which is the most likely (biochemical) cause of my depression. Thyroid problems run in the family, by the way. Grandpa had to have nodules on his thyroid surgically
removed.

(My own MDD, unfortunately not likely due to thyroid problems, as I've always passed my tests with flying colors and have never noticed any symptoms)

Thanks, and my mom thanks you too
-ll

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