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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... People normall lose their sense of smell with age They don't to any great extent, unless they're developing something like Alzheimers: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/75986.php Some other causes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosmia I've looked all that up, Jack, while I was waiting for my appointment, but thanks, anyway. Consultant says I don't have early Alzheimers phew Tweed I understand your relief. I've been worrying about that because of some recent memory problems. My doctor gave me a test and said I don't either. Joy |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... People normall lose their sense of smell with age They don't to any great extent, unless they're developing something like Alzheimers: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/75986.php Some other causes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosmia I've looked all that up, Jack, while I was waiting for my appointment, but thanks, anyway. Consultant says I don't have early Alzheimers phew Tweed I understand your relief. I've been worrying about that because of some recent memory problems. My doctor gave me a test and said I don't either. Joy Saw something in the last few days on TV that said recent reseach has proved that memory deterioration starts in the early 40's which is earlier than previously thought. My memory is not great, it seems to be selective. However it's not as bad as my cousin's, who is 9 months older than me and we're still not regarded as old enough to have significant problems in that department. She's had extensive tests because she was so concerned, and the conclusion was that, as a mother of 8, and loads of grandchildren calling on her time, plus running a large retirement home with her mobile phone ringing every few minutes with emergencies there, her brain was just too full with too much to process and all unnecessary stuff was removed. In other words, she was/is trying to do too much. Sounds reasonable to me. I doubt she'll stop doing what she does, though, which is being on the go what seems to be 7/7, 15 hours a day. Tweed |
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On 2012-01-06, Christina Websell wrote:
I try not to feel guilty. I've worked all my life, paid in to the NHS plenty and that's what it's for. Of course, what you've paid in went to someone who needed it then. Be grateful to those healthy people who are paying for you now. I suddenly went deaf in my left ear a long time ago. After studies to rule out a dangerous cause like a brain tumor, they decided it was a virus. Unfortunately there wasn't an effective treatment. Most of my hearing did return after a long while. Bud |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "Joy" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... People normall lose their sense of smell with age They don't to any great extent, unless they're developing something like Alzheimers: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/75986.php Some other causes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosmia I've looked all that up, Jack, while I was waiting for my appointment, but thanks, anyway. Consultant says I don't have early Alzheimers phew Tweed I understand your relief. I've been worrying about that because of some recent memory problems. My doctor gave me a test and said I don't either. Joy Saw something in the last few days on TV that said recent reseach has proved that memory deterioration starts in the early 40's which is earlier than previously thought. My memory is not great, it seems to be selective. However it's not as bad as my cousin's, who is 9 months older than me and we're still not regarded as old enough to have significant problems in that department. She's had extensive tests because she was so concerned, and the conclusion was that, as a mother of 8, and loads of grandchildren calling on her time, plus running a large retirement home with her mobile phone ringing every few minutes with emergencies there, her brain was just too full with too much to process and all unnecessary stuff was removed. In other words, she was/is trying to do too much. Sounds reasonable to me. I doubt she'll stop doing what she does, though, which is being on the go what seems to be 7/7, 15 hours a day. Tweed My memory is definitely selective too, and I have no say in what I do or don't remember. I really think one of the problems is that nowadays we are constantly bombarded by information, and our brains may have the capacity to remember it all, but they don't seem to have the ability to determine what is or is not worth remembering. Joy |
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i sure hope this all works out, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... It's not too much to worry about but I lost my sense of taste and smell in August. It can be a sign of brain tumour and it's possible with my history of ovarian ca and the "washings of my peritineum fluid" showed abnormal cells which could land anywhere in the future. I'm going to the ear, nose, and throat dept at the hospital tomorrow to have it investigated. I'm fairly sure it's from a big bad cold I had, but I'd appreciate any purrs and prayers that it is nothing worse. The problem of previously having Ca is that anything can come from it. I was pretty lucky to survive what I had. The docs told me I wouldn't. Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... It's not too much to worry about but I lost my sense of taste and smell in August. It can be a sign of brain tumour and it's possible with my history of ovarian ca and the "washings of my peritineum fluid" showed abnormal cells which could land anywhere in the future. I'm going to the ear, nose, and throat dept at the hospital tomorrow to have it investigated. I'm fairly sure it's from a big bad cold I had, but I'd appreciate any purrs and prayers that it is nothing worse. The problem of previously having Ca is that anything can come from it. I was pretty lucky to survive what I had. The docs told me I wouldn't. Tweed Mega purrs on the way. Have you been taking some over the counter cold medications? There are some in the U.S. which allegedly having side affects such as not being able to taste anything. Be sure to tell them everything you've taken for your cold. Jill - - - - - - - - - - - Yes, zinc is one of them (in either cold medication or supplements). MaryL |
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"Sherry" wrote in message ... My father was very fortunate...he had ears like a bat until the day he died, and 20/20 eyesight, he used to get very annoyed when the doctors and nurses yelled at him, assuming that just because he was old, he could't' hear. Sherry - - - - - - - - - - - - - That' what happened to my mother. She had the sharpest hearing of anyone I knew until she died at the age of 91. She lived with me, and I was her sole caregiver for five years. She became more and more weak and fragile, but not her hearing. I had to place her in a nursing when she became completely disabled because I could not lift and turn her. She lived there for almost six more years. It was very annoying to her when nurses and aides would lean over her bed and *yell* at her. I kept telling them that Mother had good hearing, but they did not seem to believe me. The changed their minds one day when two of them stood outside in the hall and whispered to each other--and Mother told them what they had just said "in confidence" when they came into her room. After that, they talked to her in a normal tone. On cats: Duffy and Holly both have incredibly acute hearing, despite passing years (11 for Duffy and 16 for Holly). If I hold one on my lap and make little loving noises, the other will invariably come running. MaryL |
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On Jan 22, 9:27*am, "MaryL" wrote:
"Sherry" *wrote in message ... My father was very fortunate...he had ears like a bat until the day he died, and 20/20 eyesight, he used to get very annoyed when the doctors and nurses yelled at him, assuming that just because he was old, he could't' hear. Sherry - - - - - - - - - - - - - That' what happened to my mother. *She had the sharpest hearing of anyone I knew until she died at the age of 91. *She lived with me, and I was her sole caregiver for five years. *She became more and more weak and fragile, but not her hearing. *I had to place her in a nursing when she became completely disabled because I could not lift and turn her. *She lived there for almost six more years. *It was very annoying to her when nurses and aides would lean over her bed and *yell* at her. *I kept telling them that Mother had good hearing, but they did not seem to believe me. *The changed their minds one day when two of them stood outside in the hall and whispered to each other--and Mother told them what they had just said "in confidence" when they came into her room. *After that, they talked to her in a normal tone. On cats: Duffy and Holly both have incredibly acute hearing, despite passing years (11 for Duffy and 16 for Holly). *If I hold one on my lap and make little loving noises, the other will invariably come running. MaryL I bet Duffy has extremely acute hearing, to make up for his lack of vision. I've always heard that the other senses become more sensitive that way with people, so it makes sense for cats, too! Sherry |
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Sherry wrote:
On cats: Duffy and Holly both have incredibly acute hearing, despite passing years (11 for Duffy and 16 for Holly). *If I hold one on my lap and make little loving noises, the other will invariably come running. MaryL I bet Duffy has extremely acute hearing, to make up for his lack of vision. I've always heard that the other senses become more sensitive that way with people, so it makes sense for cats, too! I've read that this happens because the unused parts of the visual cortex (part of the brain that interprets visual input) start getting used by other functions such as hearing. Brain recycling - I like it. -- Joyce "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -- Howard Thurman |
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not true, they are utilized more because of the lack of imput from the
missing sense, but they aren't better or more sensitive, Lee "Sherry" wrote in message ... On Jan 22, 9:27 am, "MaryL" wrote: "Sherry" wrote in message ... My father was very fortunate...he had ears like a bat until the day he died, and 20/20 eyesight, he used to get very annoyed when the doctors and nurses yelled at him, assuming that just because he was old, he could't' hear. Sherry - - - - - - - - - - - - - That' what happened to my mother. She had the sharpest hearing of anyone I knew until she died at the age of 91. She lived with me, and I was her sole caregiver for five years. She became more and more weak and fragile, but not her hearing. I had to place her in a nursing when she became completely disabled because I could not lift and turn her. She lived there for almost six more years. It was very annoying to her when nurses and aides would lean over her bed and *yell* at her. I kept telling them that Mother had good hearing, but they did not seem to believe me. The changed their minds one day when two of them stood outside in the hall and whispered to each other--and Mother told them what they had just said "in confidence" when they came into her room. After that, they talked to her in a normal tone. On cats: Duffy and Holly both have incredibly acute hearing, despite passing years (11 for Duffy and 16 for Holly). If I hold one on my lap and make little loving noises, the other will invariably come running. MaryL I bet Duffy has extremely acute hearing, to make up for his lack of vision. I've always heard that the other senses become more sensitive that way with people, so it makes sense for cats, too! Sherry |
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