Andrea Brillantes revealed people could fart in her face, and she won’t smell a thing due to being diagnosed with congenital anosmia.
On July 9, on Karen Davila’s YouTube vlog, Brillantes shared about her medical condition.
“Is it true na you’ve been diagnosed with Congenital Anosmia?” Davila asked Brillantes.
“Wala po akong pang-amoy… as in puwede po akong ututan sa mukha. Doon ko po actually nalaman kasi inututan ako ni daddy dati tapos silang lahat hinintay nila yung reaction ko. Doon ko na-realize, hala may mali ba sa akin?
“Eh yung ate ko maraming pabango, mahilig sa mga pabango. Pumunta ako ng cabinet niya spray-spray lang ako diyan tapos umiinit na yung leeg ko sa kaka-spray ko tapos wala akong naaamoy.
“Ang meron lang ako sensation, kapag yung rubbing alcohol yung parang lalamig. Yun lang, yung mga cooling-cooling pero amoy po, wala talaga,” Brillantes stated.
People born with congenital anosmia have a lifelong inability to smell.
Brillantes admitted that the most difficult part of being diagnosed with congenital anosmia is the inability to distinguish fresh from rotten food.
“Sa akin po kumpleto naman pero hindi ko po masasabi kasi ipinanganak akong ganito so hindi ko mako-compare kung anong natitikman ninyo sa natitikman ko. So hindi ko alam if kulang yung saakin. Pero sabi nila ate kulang kaya daw ako mahilig sa mga sobrang maasim, maalat, sweet… Pinaka mahirap po is panis na pagkain kasi hindi ko alam,” she added.
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