Important Announcement from Chrissi Kelly, Chair of AbScent: Closure of AbScent Dear AbScent Community, Over the past few years, AbScent has been dedicated to supporting individuals experiencing the loss of smell and taste. We have striven to create a community […]
Smell training for parosmia? Yes! A study has shown that parosmics who used smell training felt better and had higher test scores than a control group who did not smell train Many people who have developed parosmia after a viral […]
What to do if you get Covid again You’ve been doing everything you can to get your sense of smell back. Then you get reinfected. Now what? I’ll start by saying that as of the time of writing, there is […]
Along the way, we need more than just ENTs I opened this box of tissues yesterday and noticed the message on the outside. This collaboration between the manufacturer and Mind, a UK based charity that supports mental health, is a […]
A new study on PRP injections shows promising results In a recent study, the potential effectiveness of Platelet‐Rich Plasma (PRP) in addressing COVID-19‐related olfactory dysfunction was investigated. The study, which involved a controlled approach, aimed to shed light on whether PRP could […]
In 2022, our founder, Chrissi, spoke to one of the key researchers in Italy, Arianna di Stadio*, who have been working on the hypothesis that taking palmitoylethanolamide and luteolin (PEA-LUT) tablets could make smell training even more effective. Now, in […]
It’s holiday season and it’s easy for your routine to go off kilter, but if you’re smell training it’s important to keep this up twice a day. Below, we share some tips from members of our online AbScent community.
Recent research has shown that nasal rinsing can be an effective way to reduce viral load of Covid (and other viruses too!) in the nose and upper airway. Here, our founder, Chrissi, shares her experience of nasal rinsing and offers […]