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Anosmia is a condition in which a person loses his/her sense of smell. The odor molecules in the air surrounding us enter our nostrils, and are detected by the olfactory receptors. These receptors send a signal to the brain center via a nerve where the smell is identified, this is how we identify different smells and odors. Loss of smell makes a person unable to perceive pleasant odors (like fragrances) and also sense danger situations that can be detected by smelling (like gas leakage or smoke). Our sense of smell also plays a significant role in how food tastes, and so anosmia can also lead to a loss of taste (ageusia) and lack of interest in eating. A person may suffer from partial or total loss of smell (conditions known as hyposmia and anosmia respectively). Loss of smell can be present since birth, in such a case a child is born without any sense of smell. Anosmia may be temporary or permanent depending upon the cause behind it.
Homeopathy offers natural and effective treatment for anosmia. These medicines are suitable to treat anosmia in people of all age groups. Since these medicines are made of natural substances, they treat the condition in a safe manner. They treat the root cause of anosmia to bring about excellent recovery. Homeopathy is recommended for treating cases of both partial and total loss of smell.
Homeopathic treatment is based on the totality of symptoms. So homeopathic medicines while treating anosmia also manages the attending symptoms. These give remarkable relief in accompanying symptoms like nasal blockage, post nasal discharges, nasal discharge, sneezing etc. This way homeopathy offers a great solution simultaneously to all issues related to anosmia at the same time.
As anosmia occurs from various causes such as nasal allergy, chronic cold, sinusitis, so to treat it from its root, the cause needs to be identified and treated. Homeopathy works in such a manner that it addresses the root cause and aids great recovery. If a person follows a complete course of homeopathic treatment under the guidance of a homeopathic doctor, complete recovery occurs in most cases of anosmia. The results vary depending on the chronicity of the problem, the cause behind it and the response of the individual to homeopathic medicines.
Among the different available homeopathic medicines to treat anosmia, the most suitable medicine is finalised after a thorough assessment of the detailed symptoms of the individual. The potency, dose, repetition of medicine is also done individually for every case as per homeopathic principles. With individualized treatment, wonderful results follow.
Homeopathy treats anosmia very safely and gently with natural remedies. There are no chances of any side effects of these homeopathic medicines.
Top 6 Homeopathic Medicines for Anosmia
The top indicated homeopathic medicines for anosmia include Natrum Mur, Silicea, Pulsatilla, Calcarea carb, Kali Bichrome and Lemna Minor.
1. Natrum Mur – For Anosmia With Nasal Allergies
Natrum Mur is an effective homeopathic medicine for anosmia due to nasal allergies, along with nasal discharge that looks like egg white. Other features include nose blockage that makes breathing difficult and violent sneezing (especially during the morning). A very specific squirming sensation of a worm crawling in nostrils may be present along with the symptoms mentioned.
When to use Natrum Mur?
Its use is highly suggested to deal with cases of loss of smell linked to nasal allergies with intense sneezing and nasal discharge.
How to use Natrum Mur?
Among its different potencies 6X is most commonly recommended. Natrum Mur 6X can be taken three to four times a day as per case severity.
2. Silicea – For Anosmia Linked With Chronic Cold
Silicea is a well-indicated homeopathic remedy for anosmia where the person suffers from chronic cold. The people needing Silicea have a history of yellowish, chronic, offensive, fetid nasal discharge prior to loss of smell. For using Silicea, the symptoms that may be present along with a loss of smell include a burning sensation, dryness and the presence of hard crusts in the nostrils. In some cases, soreness and itching in the nostrils may also be present.
When to use Silicea?
Silicea is a great choice of medicine for handling cases of anosmia associated with tendency of chronic cold with bad smelling yellow discharge.
How to use Silicea?
Silicea is mainly used in 6X power two to three times daily.
3. Pulsatilla – For Loss Of Smell With Loss Of Taste
Pulsatilla is a wonderful medicine for anosmia attended with loss of taste. In some cases, the person may experience loss of appetite. Other attending features include thick greenish nasal discharge and sneezing. The symptoms tend to worsen indoors and get better in open air. In some cases, itching in nostrils may be felt mostly in the evening. Nose blockage in the evening while going to bed is another symptom that may be noted.
When to use Pulsatilla?
Its use is recommended where loss of smell along with loss of taste is present with thick green discharge from the nose.
How to use Pulsatilla?
The potency of this medicine differs from case to case from low to high. Usually, it is used in 30C potency that can be taken one to two times a day.
4. Calcarea Carb – For Anosmia And Nasal Blockage
This medicine offers great help when there is loss of smell and nasal blockage. Nasal blockage makes breathing through nose difficult especially at night. There may be nasal dryness while in some cases yellow-colored nasal discharge flows. It also offers best help when loss of smell is linked with nasal polyps.
When to use Calcarea Carb?
Calcarea Carb should be considered in anosmia cases where blockage of nose is marked with difficulty in breathing through the nose.
How to use Calcarea Carb?
It is advised to take Calcarea Carb 30C once a day.
5. Kali Bichrome – For Anosmia with Sinusitis
Kali Bichrome is a natural homeopathic medicine for anosmia that is linked with sinusitis. The main symptoms that indicate the need for Kali Bichrome include constant stuffiness in the nose, stringy/sticky/ropy nasal discharge and fullness at the root of the nose. A sinus headache also appears along with nasal symptoms. Other accompanying symptoms include a tickling sensation in the nostrils and postnasal discharge of mucus.
When to use Kali Bichrome?
It is the best choice of medicine to help cases of loss of smell occurring in persons who suffer from sinusitis with sticky/ropy nasal discharge.
How to use Kali Bichrome?
This medicine can be taken in 30C potency once or twice daily.
6. Lemna Minor – Homeopathic Cure for Anosmia with Nasal Polyps
Lemna Minor is an important homeopathic medicine for anosmia in cases of nasal polyps. The person requiring this remedy experience loss of smell, obstruction in nostrils, and frequent sneezing attacks. The other symptoms include a thick, viscid or excessive purulent (pus-like) discharge from the nose. The nasal symptoms tend to get worse in damp surroundings and rainy weather.
When to use Lemna Minor?
Lemna Minor is the most helpful medicine when it comes to treat loss of smell linked with nasal polyps.
How to use Lemna Minor?
It is frequently given in mother tincture (Q) form. Lemna Minor Q can be used one to two times a day.
Symptoms Attending Anosmia
Depending on the cause behind anosmia, a person shows symptoms like nasal discharge, post nasal drip, sneezing and nasal blockage.
Persons having anosmia may also have loss of taste
Complete loss of smell may make it difficult to sense a dangerous circumstance and take measures to stop it, for example if there is gas leakage from cylinder or fire, a person suffering from anosmia may be unable to sense it and seek help.
Sometimes loss of smell may lead to depression.
Causes Of Anosmia
The reasons behind anosmia are variable. Anosmia may arise due to swelling in the nose, blockage in the nose that hinders odors reaching the top of the nose or due to damage to brain /olfactory nerve (that sends signal of smell from nose to brain) /olfactory receptors. However, in approximately 20 per cent of the cases, anosmia has no cause (a condition known as idiopathic anosmia). The causes of anosmia are summed below:
Causes related to nasal irritation or congestion:
1. Sinusitis (acute or chronic) –Inflammation of the lining of paranasal sinuses
2. Hay fever (allergic rhinitis) – Nasal allergy where inhalation of allergens like dust mites, pollen leads to symptoms including sneezing, runny nose, stuffy nose, itching in nose or eyes, watering from the nose
3. Common cold – Viral infection of upper respiratory tract
4. Influenza – Viral infection of respiratory tract caused by influenza virus
5. Non-allergic (vasomotor) rhinitis – In this condition, symptoms similar to allergic rhinitis appear, but without any known cause.
6. COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) – An infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus
Causes related to blockage / obstruction of nasal passage– Anosmia
1. Nasal polyps – Soft, non-cancerous growths in the lining of nasal passage or paranasal sinuses
2. Tumours in the nose
3. DNS (deviated nasal septum) – Displacement of thin wall separating right and left nasal passage to one side.
Causes related to damage to brain or nerve
1. Ageing
2. Parkinson’s Disease – A nervous system disorder characterized by hand tremors, slowness of movement, muscle rigidity, impaired posture and balance
3. Alzheimer’s Disease – A neurological disorder that leads to decline in memory, forgetfulness and problems with thinking, reasoning and communication
4. Brain tumours
5. Multiple sclerosis – A disease in which myelin sheath of nerve cells gets damaged which impairs communication between brain and the rest of the body parts
6. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), diabetes, head/brain injury, epilepsy (tendency to get fits)
7. Chemical exposure that causes burns inside nose, certain medicines (like antibiotics, antihistamines)
8. Zinc deficiency, poor nutrition
9. Smoking, alcohol misuse
10. In some cases a baby is born with anosmia, then the condition is called congenital anosmia.
Anosmia linked with COVID-19
Loss of smell is one of the prominent symptoms of COVID-19 but the mechanism behind it is unknown. It is also one of the earliest and the most common symptom reported in COVID-19. This symptom is the most prominent predictive factor for COVID-19. Researches are still trying to find the underlying mechanism behind it. A research has found that COVID-19 does not cause permanent anosmia.
No small after injury of head
Hello, I lost my taste and smell 2 1/2 years now. I can taste something’s but it’s not what everyone else tasted it messed up and most things taste gross or don’t have a taste at all. It’s very mild if I do taste compared to before. I’ve tried multiple things and don’t know what else to try. I noticed the pulsatilla and wondered where I would find a dosage. Thank you!
I’ve had Covid a few times and no shots. I’ve been told I have “long covid”. I have limited smell and taste. Are there any homeopathic clinics near Grand Rapids MI?
Hi sir ..I have no smell for last three months. The ENT doctors reported that the flu caused a runny cough and a sinus infection, followed by swelling of the nose, growing flesh and a bent nasal bridge. There is no permanent solution for this. Their opinion is that there is no smell. I can taste sweet, salty and sour.
Thankyou.
डाॅ• साहब नमस्कार, मुझे ढाई साल पहले कोविड हुआ था। मुझे तीनो डोज लग चुकी हैं। जनवरी 24 से मुझे कोई भी गंध महसूस नहीं हो रही है। मेरी नाक से लगातार पानी बह रहा था किंतु काफी समय से अब बंद है।अब नाक में खुश्की है। रात में कभी कभी सोने से ठीक पहले दो या तीन बार छींक आती है। इसलिए गंध वापस लाने के लिए क्या किया जाए।
मुझे सूंघने में किसी तरह से गंध नहीं आती है। मुझे कोविड १९ भी हो चुका है। जिससे फेफड़े में काफी इन्फेक्शन हो चुका है जिसका एलोपैथी में इलाज चल रहा है। मेरी नाक से पानी निकल रहा है जो धीरे धीरे से आता है मेरी उम्र ७२ वर्ष ७ माह है
since covid in april 2023 I have lost all sense of taste and of smell
How I get back by smelling and taste sense after my head injury by homeopathy medicine
I have had chronic sinusitis for the last 1 1/2 year and then had surgery to clear the extensive congestion and now it’s back again including no taste and smell. What can I take?
No small after injury of head
Dear sir,
. I have been suffering from Inosmia and stuffy nose since long used Lemna Minor Kali bichrome and gelsimum but still my nose is stuffyvfeel no smell
Greetings, I lost my smell at least a year before Covid. My dad had Parkinson’s and my mom has Alzeimers. I am 70 yrs old. I do not suffer from typical sinus problems although an iridologist mentioned something about sinuses but did not rec’d any supplements for it. I have few colds and almost never feel congested. My taste is slightly affected, I believe, but not much. I don’t suffer from headaches; bowel issues are a slight concern and pancreas. I don’t do well with sugar, white flour and avoid refined foods. I do like my espresso twice daily. I do not smell bread baking or essential oils much for example plus other normal smells.
Thank you for any suggestions and I have a 50 homeopathic kit.
मै 50 साल का हुं। मैं 25 सालों से सुंघने की क्षमता खो चुका हूँ उचित सलाह दी जाए।
do you find Pulsatilla to be useful for post covid loss of taste and smell?
Yes, that is exactly my situation. I have post covid loss of taste and smell.
I personally take Sulphur 200c in the morning, then Pulsatilla 200c (or 30c as you get better) in the evening, then over the next two days, I take Arsenicum Album 30c morning and night, and it seems to be a very effective cocktail for me. Using this method, I have reached about 85% of my taste and smell back. Which coming from having absolutely no sense of taste or smell, is is more than satisfactory for me.
This being said, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you follow all homeopathic food/drink rules EXACTLY. If you don’t, then you will anecdote the remedies/medicine and it will become absolutely USELESS.
Talk to a homeopathic doctor about the food/drink limitations, or find a trustworthy website to find more information about it.
Again, you MUST follow the rules STRICTLY.
For all those who have lost their sense of taste/smell due to Covid (like I had), take the Pulsatilla homeopathic remedy. It actually works.
I have never believed in homeopathy before getting Covid, but if you take the right amounts, your sense of taste/smell will come back. It is best to have a homeopathic doctor treat you for your symptoms, as they will know how much and how often to take the remedies for the best results.
In my own [unprofessional] opinion, I would recommend getting Pulsatilla 200 c, Pulsatilla, 30 c, and Pulsatilla 1 m. I am not an expert at all, but I believe you would want to start with the 1 m, then the 200 c (as your condition improves), then the 30 c once it gets even better.
I believe there are other remedies you need to take in order to “seal in” your results (so that it will likely be a permanent healing), but I haven’t gotten that far yet.
I have loss of smell and dulled sense of taste since getting COVID. Which remedy would help??
Thank you!
What would you recommend for loss of taste and smell due to covid It has been more than a year post infection
Dr Sharma – what is your recommendation for loss of smell and taste post Covid? It has been 2 and a half weeks since loss of smell/taste. Before covid had runny nose for a few weeks prior… with clear mucus. Thanks very much.
Dr sharma i am suffering from anosmia with complete loss of taste and appetite since six months prior to that i had very strong symptoms of couhg and cold with stuffy nose my left nostril is deviated.I am a dialysis patient and also suffering from complete body pain and extream weakness .my cbc report shows besophil cells count zero. I am 64 years old.kindly suggest me a homeopathic medicine with poteny and doses
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I have recently had Covid, very mild cold symptoms. I tested negative 3 days ago. I realised 2 hours ago that I have lost my sense of smell and taste, apart from salt.
Is there anything you’d recommend?
What do you know of SARS-CoV-2 induced Anosmia and treatment?
Interested in getting some help for my lack of smell and taste after covid most likely. It’s been 5 months
I had lost my sense of smell since I developed this influenza symptoms, and I had had a runny nose and was constipated. And I had also had a cold and was coughing. Right now I am home quarantined to avoid spreading the coronavirus.