Phantosmia is a smell disorder that is sometimes linked to neurological conditions like stroke A doctor explains the ...

With mood disorders like anxiety and depression, loss of smell may be an early symptom because the olfactory system is directly connected to key areas of the brain responsible for the sensation of ...

Autoimmune diseases. There’s a connection between autoimmune disorders and changes to your olfactory system (sense of smell). Environmental and hereditary factors can affect your olfactory ...

Most people recover their sense of smell and taste after Covid-19. But not all do. Some continue to struggle with the inability to smell or taste at all, while others have only partially recovered.

Not many treatments are available for smell disorders. Doctors may try olfactory retraining, in which patients concentrate on sniffing four scents — usually rose, eucalyptus, lemon and clove ...

Inflammation can damage the olfactory system through inhaled agents (such as odors or pollution) or blood. Conditions like Parkinson’s show sniffing issues linked to respiratory inflammation ...

This, along with neurodegenerative processes can impact the olfactory pathways and cardiac system at the same time. The connection between heart failure due to weak sense of smell goes back to the ...

A new study by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus demonstrates viruses can inflame and disrupt connections between the olfactory system, and the part of the brain associated with ...