Post-Covid rehabilitation of the sense of smell

According to a study conducted in 18 European hospitals between March and June 2020Today, 85.9% of patients with a mild form of loss of smell in 85.9% of patients with a mild form of COVID-19.

Even though 54.3% of the people surveyed saw these olfactory dysfunctions disappear within a month of their appearanceAlthough 54.3% of the people surveyed saw their olfactory dysfunctions disappear within a month of their appearance, approximately ¼ of them declared that they had not recovered their full olfactory capacities after 60 days.

In their case, appropriate support is advisable or even necessary.

The impairment of this sense - which is not well known, but which is crucial in many ways - can have many consequences, which can go far beyond a lack of pleasure experienced when eating.

Indeed, there are risks:

- related to the absence of hazard warning signals (such as spoiled food, smell of gas or burnt food),

- of undernutrition and deficiencies,

- anxiety anxiety and depressive disorders and

- a psychosocial impactOur sense of smell allows us - often unconsciously - to perceive and decipher the behaviour of our fellow human beings.

It is in this context that Dr. Olga Alexandre (Neuropsychiatrist and Biochemist) proposes a protocol of global care combining rehabilitation of quantitative disorders (anosmia, hyposmia and hyperosmia) and support for qualitative disorders (parosmia and phantosmia)².

An OSTMR smell rehabilitation protocol from 2014 has been adapted to the specific problems faced by patients with COVID. This original protocol was scientifically confirmed by a study conducted on 135 anosmic patients of the Belarusian Republican Centre of Oncology, Immunology and Haematology (Minsk), from 2016 to 2019 .

The OSTMR "post-Covid" protocol takes into account the specific problems encountered by patients with SARS-VOC 2.

In concrete terms, this support is conceived over 12 to 14 sessions lasting from 30 to 45 minutes each. The first 4 to 6 sessions are held on a weekly basis. weeklyweekly, the remaining will then be spaced out in time every 14 to 21 days.

This support can be provided both face-to-face and at a distance. It is intended as a special time during which the OSTMR specialist specialist works on the basis of individual needs needs of each patient while respecting physical limitations and individual capacities.

The rehabilitation is based on a palette of 80 diluted olfactory stimuli at different concentrations and meeting the chemical and toxicological restrictions in force.

At each session the OSTMR specialist selects different different stimuli in line with individual needs in order to build together the build the support process together.

For example, in the context of psychosocial disorders, stimuli with hedonic connotations (based on experience) may be preferred. The psychological impact of odorants will be combined with their therapeutic properties.

Dry mouth problems (related to dysgeusia²) can be addressed by selecting olfactory stimuli that are known to increase salivation.

In conclusion, this method of managing post-Covid odour disorders is conceived as a personalised and adaptable approach to support aimed at improve the quality of life of patients from the first session.

Want to know more about the potential of this method? We invite you to visit the website ostmr.com and we look forward to seeing you in the near future!

Dr Olga Alexandre - Sonia Pichon

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