It's in the air - just ask my nose

I've had two treatments with Dr. Simplot - at Iowa ENT Center. He's cauterizing my sinuses with chemicals. Yes, it's as icky as it sounds - but I do believe I'm getting pretty good results. He told me around 70% of people treated in this manner do. I've got one treatment left.

my nose was working overtime at the Farmer's Market Saturday

Results: I've gone from taking AllegraD nearly every day at $1.50 a pop to barely taking it. And the other thing. My sense of smell is back. Well better anyway.

I don't know when my nose started failing me - if I used to have the ability to smell more. I've suffered from allergies, like my daddy did, since I was little. I faithfully trotted to Dr. Wilcox's office for allergy shots from age 4 to age 18. The concoctions were prescribed by allergists in Iowa City and Omaha. Along with the shots, through the years nasal sprays I used must have taken their toll on sinus tissues.

I started to notice that others could smell things I couldn't - good and bad. I college, my roommate Vicki would comment about smells all the time - and I was clueless. Sometimes I was glad I couldn't smell whatever it was...like the rotten thing in our frig that looked like a science project in the making.

If anything, through the years, my sniffer has gotten worse, not better. My sis Cindo has a keen sense of smell. I always notice this when we're in Florida together. Now - this cauterization has opened up some olfactory senses that have been dormant for a while. I've noticed a couple things.

What - me have bad breath?

Our dog has really bad breath! Those silent ones I always thought I snuck out - they're more deadly than I thought. There are also may of great smelling things in this world. I've enjoyed that aspect too - not just Subway bread - but flowers and other cooking smells. A fresh spring day - now that we've had a few.

If you've suffered with sinus problems or other health issues - consider talking to your doctor about it. It had been many years since I'd seen a specialist for my sinuses and there are many new treatments available. The Nose knows.