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Have you tried smell training (basically you sniff 3-4 different types of essential oils daily). My girlfriend lost her smell due to covid for a year or so, and
by michael_j_x 3y ago
Have you tried smell training (basically you sniff 3-4 different types of essential oils daily). My girlfriend lost her smell due to covid for a year or so, and got it back about a month after starting smell training
- effingwewt 3y agoI mean we smell with olfactory nerves. Are you saying they can be 'trained' so-to-speak? (Looked it up- sure enough [1]) I've never heard of such a thing but if so I'm glad there's something to at least try. I don't personally know anyone who still hasn't regained their sense of smell, but for some it was a year or more before it returned fully. I do know 2 people with 'long covid' who are just super low energy (not a severe case). Im just excited it's all being looked into now as opposed to being blown off or labeled misinformation. [1] https://www.uab.edu/reporter/patient-care/advances/item/10005-smell-training-is-brain-training-parosmia-success-and-five-other-insights-from-a-new-uab-clinic https://www.uab.edu/reporter/patient-care/advances/item/1000...
- francisofascii 3y agoInteresting. It is like "rehab" for smelling.