1.  Post-traumatic anosmia  Brain injury  Blow or severe injury to the occiput  Olfactory dysfunction and disorder  Head trauma

2.  Loss of taste goes along with it  Injury to areas in or on the face  Medication that treats other disorders  What connects the brain to the nose  Hormones effected after brain injury

3.  The olfactory cleft in each nostril  Physical blockages the prevent scent cells  Inflammation in the passageways  Falls, car accidents, brain disease  Cell damage in the nostrils

4.  Greenwald, Brian MD. (2014). Changes in taste, smell, and hormones after brain injury. Retrieved from www.brainline.org on August 22, 2014.www.brainline.org  Richard, L.D. (1997). Olfactory dysfunction in patients with head trauma. Archives of Neurology, volume 54, Issue 1. American Medical Association.  Wu, Arthur MD. (2011). Disorders of smell and taste. American Rhinologic Society. Retrieved from care.american-rhinologic.org