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I've lost my sense of smell

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djheater

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No seriously... I used the home depot Zep Mold & Mildew Stain Remover on the grout and it's the strongest chlorine product I've ever come in contact with... it was f'ing intense.. My eyes were burning... I had to leave and catch my breath a few times, with the window open!

Anyway... everyting smells like the pool now.. and I even tried a nice blue cheese my wife bought me and it tasted like paper..

Wonder when my sorely overtaxed olfactory organs will regenerate 🙁

Lesson: Be careful with cleaning products... that crap's intense.
 
yeah, cleaning products can be very toxic. Next time, have plenty of fresh air (opened window) and a mask of some sort.
 
I've used that stuff myself and I've got to agree with you. It is absolutely brutal. I mean wow. Everything tastes like white after using it.
 
I feel for you. I'm super sensitive to chlorine.

I used be sick for a whole day after swimming in an over chlorinated pool, like a high school pool. My eyes would water continuously too.

 
my old chem teacher lost her sense of smell permanently using HCL in college. I hope you don't have the same problem. I'm surprised you werent supposed to dilute it.
 
Originally posted by: gururu2
my old chem teacher lost her sense of smell permanently using HCL in college. I hope you don't have the same problem. I'm surprised you werent supposed to dilute it.
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Ugg. Organic chemistry labs smell horrible. Solvents ftl.
 
Can't be worse than old-school lemon scent Oven Cleaner. (Basically 98% Lye) That stuff makes me sick to my stomach...
 
At least that's all that happened to you -- I cleaned my bathroom yesterday as well, using Soft Scrub (with bleach). I was wheezing like crazy. Woke up this morning and my chest was still tight. Stupid bathroom has no ventilation. :|
 
You'll all be relieved to know that after clearing some enormous congestion, I was able to smell and taste my coffee and bagel.

I was going to have indian buffet, but I think I'll skip it and go easy on my poor nose for the day.
🙂
 
Originally posted by: djheater
No seriously... I used the home depot Zep Mold & Mildew Stain Remover on the grout and it's the strongest chlorine product I've ever come in contact with... it was f'ing intense.. My eyes were burning... I had to leave and catch my breath a few times, with the window open!

Anyway... everyting smells like the pool now.. and I even tried a nice blue cheese my wife bought me and it tasted like paper..

Wonder when my sorely overtaxed olfactory organs will regenerate 🙁

Lesson: Be careful with cleaning products... that crap's intense.
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Which is precisely why I don't use those products to clean my bathroom. :thumbsdown:
 
Originally posted by: Zaitsev
Originally posted by: gururu2
my old chem teacher lost her sense of smell permanently using HCL in college. I hope you don't have the same problem. I'm surprised you werent supposed to dilute it.
Click to expand...

Ugg. Organic chemistry labs smell horrible. Solvents ftl.
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No way! Ether and ethyl acetate brighten anyone's day!

I just did my first swern oxidation over the weekend. Welcome to the hell that is dimethyl sulfide.
 
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