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Smell Training - I've Lost My Scent and Taste

One thing i've been doing since i lost my smell and taste, probably about six weeks in is smell training. So i basically just purchased a of 20 oils, essential oils and from amazon. And effectively what i do is a couple of times a day, morning and evening, is just take short sniffs of each of the oils. For example, smells like a burgamont, rosemary and ginger. Cina aclove, eucalyptus and lemon grass are probably the strongest sense. I also wander round the house smelling things from the herb shelf. But when i do certainly find something that there's some depth in, the joy is just unbelievable.

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