My mom lost her sense of smell and taste in her early 20's we think because she was anorexic and bulemic. shes 49 now. and i would really like to help her get it back. is there anything we can do or is it to late. she also now suffers from seizures but th

I : I would have to guess that she has already been fully worked-up for the seizure disorder with imaging of the brain (mri?). One of the most common causes of loss of the sense of smell (anosmia) is nerve damage thought to be due to a virus. Moany people will have the history of a cold a few weeks before the loss. Unfortunately, this type of loss usually does not come back if it doesn't improve within the first few months. Other causes include inflammation and infection and polyps in the nose--not likely, but if she has symptoms of these, she may want a full evaluation of the nose and sinuses. Head trauma can damage the nerve that carries the signals to the brain. Rarely, tumors can also cause this problem--that is why i asked about the mri. Some vitamin deficiencies can cause it.