Researchers suggest that smell training can help those who've lost their sense of smell regain it. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Short Wave Smell Therapy April 8, 2021 • A curious symptom of COVID-19 that can stick with patients for a long time is loss of smell. Researchers don't know exactly how prevalent the loss of smell ism and while most people recover from it, some will not. This has given new life to a very specific treatment: smell training. Emily Kwong talks to the Atlantic's science reporter Sarah Zhang about how practicing how to smell might help those who've lost their sense of smell. Smell Therapy Listen · 12:33 12:33 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/985125653/1200395646" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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