Would you give up your sense of smell to not react?

[Guest guest]

If you feel your MCS is caused by particles (likely mold/mycotoxin/neurotoxin)

landing on your olfactory

neuroepithelium, which results in electrical impulses and excitotoxicity, why

can't we just block that from happening?

I understand this sounds ridiculous, but if I put cotton in my nostrils, my

chemical sensitivities go away. I breathe through my mouth and it can touch my

skin, but it's only during my nose breathing that I have a reaction which I

control with GABA agonists and NMDA antagonists.

So, the olfactory epithelium is 2.5cm^2 up behind your nose. Why can't I just

insert a thin plastic (I'm not sure what to use that wouldn't cause me harm)

layer that would cover it up and prevent the reaction from ever starting? If

it's a thin layer, it won't be as obstructive as shoving cotton in your nose

which changes your voice and breathing through your mouth all day is not

pleasant.

I think when I had a solvent exposure, I injured my mucosal layer, or created

new nerve fibers that extend to the olfactory bulb ultimately reaching the

amygdala causing fight or flight anxiety/hypersensitivity. Now, I'm susceptible

to one type of something which I suspect is a mold/mycotoxin.

Yes, this is a crazy idea, but I'm dead serious about using some sort of

lubricant, patch, layer etc. to do this. It wouldn't be permanent of course as

it could be rinsed out or removable. If you think about it, it's no crazier

than implants, heart stents or any other odd thing you can think of.

Obviously though, you're blocking your smell receptors when this is in.

Tom