New treatment may help recover loss of smell from COVID
A new study finds some patients who have a persistent loss of smell after COVID-19 may benefit from an experimental treatment.
While most patients recover their sense of smell within a few weeks, for some, it has lasted months or even years, negatively impacting their taste, appetite, and quality of life.
Jefferson Health in Philadelphia researchers have found that a nerve block could help bring it back. .
They found that nearly 60% of them reported significant improvement in their symptoms one week later.
Of those, more than 80% reported even greater improvement at one month. . .
dr shared smell training is mostly done by picking 3-4 different scents and breathing them in deeply for around 5-10 minutes twice a day.
According to the doctor, strong smells such as cloves, citrus, coffee, and lavender are generally recommended.