Feeling distressed about losing your sense of smell due to illness or natural aging? Here's what you can do about it, writes sarb
Anosmia can have a profound effect on our experience of the world. Our sense of smell is closely linked with memory, probably more so than any of our other senses. Those with full olfactory function may think of smells that evoke particular memories; for me, the scent of a particular type of green tea conjures up recollections of an especially enjoyable trip to Japan.
As people age, they lose their sense of smell. But if you consider your nose like a muscle that can be strengthened, then giving it a workout through different odours and ways to sniff them can help bring back lost dimmed abilities, and even add new vitality and sensitivity to our sense of smell that is different to what previously existed.
Kohli P, Soler ZM, Nguyen SA, Muus JS, Schlosser RJ. The Association Between Olfaction and Depression: A Systematic Review. Chem Senses. 2016;41:479-486. doi:10.1093/chemse/bjw061
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