The WellSmell team met Professor Thomas Hummel on September 6, 2022 at the teams meeting. Professor Thomas Hummel has conducted and been involved in several scientific studies related to olfactory training. Professor Hummel is considered the world’s guru of olfactory training. We discussed e.g. about the recognition of olfactory training both in Europe and in…
In 2009, Professor Thomas Hummel of the University of Dresden started a study to find out whether daily and strong smelling of different odors has a positive effect on the sense of smell. The study lasted 12 weeks and was conducted in a group of people with a lack of sense of smell (anosmia). These…
If you have lost your sense of taste or smell for two weeks or longer, we recommend starting smell training. Olfactory training means actively smelling the same scents regularly every day, throughout the training period. Scientific studies have shown that exercise is easy and safe, without significant side effects, and anyone can exercise. The purpose…
The complete or partial loss of the ability to smell can be due to various reasons. Some lose their sense of smell due to injuries caused by falls, for example, others due to an upper respiratory tract infection caused by a virus (e.g. Covid-19 coronavirus infection) and some due to other rarer or even unexplained…
