How long before your sense of smell returned fully??

[Ripshod]

A couple of weeks ago I was walking round town and I could smell the smokers from a good few yards away. I thought that was it, my sense of smell was back. Boy was I wrong!!

Half an hour ago I went to the bathroom to blow my nose. OMG, I mean a massive OMG here!! Straight away I was hit by the smell of the soap, the shaving foam. I swear I can smell my toothbrush from the other side of the bathroom. I've been walking around my house totally amazed. Fabric conditioner, the laundry hamper (yuck, must empty it asap). I smell great, again fabric conditioner, my deodorant, the shampoo and the aftershave I used last night.
Into the garden, next doors roses, my lawn, next door's DOG.
My vape. I use 60% VG and up til now all I could smell was the VG, the same as the smoke machine at the nightclub. Now I can smell all the flavours, everything. I'm brewing a cup of tea right now and I can smell the tea in my living room.

There should be a warning about this. It's like a revelation and quite a shock. Noone warned me not one of you, and I'm gonna hold it against you for the rest of my days

It's sooooo ...... true, all of it!! Be warned!!

 

[jimkipila]

Why a warning?! This is such a great thing! After about 2 months of being cig free, my nasal cavity became a super power, lol. I love that I'm able to smell everything so much better. I can smell a cigarette from soooo far away. Blows me away that I used to smell like such a ...., haha. Glad your nose is back, bro!


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[Ripshod]

I'm just gobsmacked. You just don't realize what you've been missing til it returns, and it returns in such a big way. I'm gonna climb on my roof with a loudhailer and tell EVERYONE!

Could have done with a warning about the laundry hamper

 

[Stringplucker]

I"m two months into being free of tobacco. It's come back some, but I haven't had an OMG moment yet.

 

[Ripshod]

With what I've just experienced you certainly will. I've smelled nothing for 34 years.

Note to self: must reduce the flavors in my mixes, taste is linked to smell!!

 

[MorpheusPA]

Mine took a while, probably about four months, and I can't say it's returned to the point you described even after a year and a half.

Yes, I reduced the amount of scent I used when making soap, but not all that much, really. I do notice scents I didn't before, but none of it's knock-out level.

 

[Fliehigh]

I have had an OMG moment with food (specifically Pizza) but not with smell yet, but I assume they are connected.

 

[Sarin]

I found it to be about a month, bizarrely my taste was with pizza as well

 

[K_Tech]

Yes, it took me about a month to develop a much better appreciation of my dog's farts.

Kidding aside, tho, it was about a week or two before I noticed my sense of smell getting better, mostly when I walked back into my house after being away for a day and smelling that smoked-in scent, and I think it pretty much peaked at around a month or so.

It's interesting, and still kind of cool, when I walk the dogs, I can smell when my neighbors are doing laundry now.

 

[Fliehigh]

Speeking of the neighbours, last night I was trying to figure out wich one was cooking liver and onions.

Sorry a little off topic but the smell was driving me crazy and I don't think it would have when I smoked.