Anosmia & Hyposmia
Anosmia is the medical term for a complete absence of smell, while Hyposmia refers to a partial loss of smell. Viruses, ranging from the common cold to COVID-19, are one of the leading causes of an acquired loss of smell.
work with professionals
SOVOS is honoured to work on neurosensory rehabilitation and olfactory network recovery in COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction with professionals from Department of Microbiology & Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Pamela Youde, Nethersole Eastern Hospital. We are so proud that our Electronic Portable Aromatic Rehabilitation (EPAR) Diffuser is used in the research to help smell training for the recovery in COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction.
Corticosteroids - a class of drug that lowers inflammation in the body - are not recommended to treat smell loss due to Covid-19. There is very little evidence that corticosteroids will help with smell loss. And because they have well known potential adverse side effects, including fluid retention, high blood pressure, and problems with mood swings and behavior.
Smell Training
This is a process that involves sniffing different odors over a period of months to retrain the brain to recognize different smells. Four things that have a distinctive, easily identifiable, and familiar smell - for example, oranges, mint, garlic or coffee – for around 20 seconds, twice a day on each scent for several months. You should be really concentrating on what you’re doing.
You will need:
1. Your training kit. (4 different fragrances)
2. A few minutes a day.
How it affects our lives?
It impacts not only your ability to detect odors, but also other areas of your life. Many individuals Trusted Source report a decreased quality of life with anosmia and hyposmia.
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Your sense of taste and sense
of smell are closely linked. In fact, experiencing a loss of smell can greatly impact your sense of taste. It’s estimated that 95 percent of the time when there’s a loss of taste, it’s associated with a reduced sense of smell.
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A large number of the participants no longer enjoyed eating, and some had lost appetite and weight, eating more food with low nutritional value that was high in fat, salt, and sugar — and had consequently gained weight.
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Many study participants reported that their loss of smell meant that they could no longer participate in social activities, such as cooking for friends and family, which made them feel isolated.
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Previous research has shown that people who havelost their sense of smell also report high rates of depression, anxiety,
isolation, and relationship difficulties.
研究新冠肺炎後遺症治療方案
港大結合SOVOS嶄新臨床芳香療法
SOVOS研發的擴香技術獲港大應用，結合我們嶄新芳香療法，研發出針對新型冠狀病毒後遺症的治療方案。港大醫學院菁英輩出，逾50名成員列全球前1%被引用學者，科研成果對香港甚至是國際都影響深遠，包括此次發現口罩可降低新型冠狀病毒傳播率及研發鼻噴式新冠狀病毒疫苗，為控制疫情帶來至關重要的幫助。我們合作研究的芳香療法，也將針對新型冠狀病毒患者廣泛運用。研究團隊包括：
港大醫學院助理院長、
內科學系臨床教授兼傳染病科主任、
列汝儉列黃瑞容基金教授（健康科學教育學）孔繁毅教授；
港大醫學院放射診斷學系；
港大醫學院微生物學系
而東區醫院一直遵守「矜憫為懷」的院訓，堅守「全人治療」的信念，以照顧病人的身、心、社、靈為重任。醫院以服務超卓、創新及為病人提供高質素服務見稱，目的亦只為貫徹「全人治療」。東區醫院參與部門包括：
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