A numbing procedure usually used to treat pain and post-traumatic stress disorder is being tested as a way to restore smell and taste in people with long Covid. It's called a stellate ganglion block.

In the moments outdoors just before a storm when the air is thick and the wind lifts drapes of Spanish moss, we smell rain. In our homes, we smell freshly baked bread and cookies, beloved pets and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Like millions of people who contracted COVID-19, Ryan Wotherspoon experienced some of the virus's hallmark symptoms. "It was the middle of August, and I woke up one morning without any ...

One of the most common, yet remarkable, symptoms of COVID-19 is the sudden loss of smell. Roses are no longer fragrant. Coffee tastes like bitter water, bread like cardboard. You don’t notice the ...

A research team from Monell Chemical Senses Center recently showed that the smell test SCENTinel 1.1 can successfully discriminate between different types of smell disorders. The paper, published in ...

New shows that there are social and physical consequences for people who suffer from smell disorders, for example after Covid-19. Luckily, the study also identifies solutions. Smell plays a key role ...

Smell disorders have many causes, some clearer than others. Most people who develop a smell disorder have recently experienced an illness or an injury. Common triggers are upper respiratory infections ...

Physicians are experimenting with a numbing procedure which may restore or improve smell and taste disorders in people with long COVID-19, NBC News reported March 31. The procedure, a stellate ...

For years, the potential impact of COVID-19 on your sense of taste and smell has been a big topic of conversation. Exact numbers vary, but research suggests that up to 70% of people who get the virus ...

The smell of coffee, frequently celebrated as one of life's most pleasurable experiences, even by people who don't like the taste -- nauseates Kathy Kurland. Other smells, such as freshly made popcorn ...

Would you sacrifice your sense of smell to keep your hair? Or perhaps your phone? A 2022 study from the US explored how people value their sense of smell in comparison to other senses like sight and ...

A numbing procedure usually used to treat pain and post-traumatic stress disorder is being tested as a way to restore smell and taste in people with long Covid. It's called a stellate ganglion block.