Physiotherapy for the nose: People who lost their sense of smell in the COVID-19 pandemic are turning to 'smell therapy'

• People who have lost their sense of smell during the coronavirus pandemic are now turning to "smell therapy" to help get it back.
• Chrissi Kelly, the founder of a UK charity that helps people who suffer from smell loss, told Business Insider that interest in their work has tripled since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. 
• Smell training uses four essential oils — rose, lemon, clove, and eucalyptus — to stimulate and amplify the nerves in your nose responsible for smell.
• For it to be effective, patients have to train their smell using the essential oils for up to at least four months, according to Kelly.
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A growing number of people who lost their smell during the COVID-19 pandemic and haven't been able to get it back are now turning to "smell therapy."

Anosmia, or loss of smell, was first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as an official COVID-19 symptom in April alongside the loss of taste.

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