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Anosmia – Top 6 Natural Homeopathic Medicines for Loss of Smell

Homeopathy for loss of smell

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.

5Kali 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.

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Comments

  1. M natarajan says:

    I lost the sense of smelling. Cab you suggest medicine to get back my smelling sensation? My name is natarajsn

  2. I lost my sense of taste and smell suddenly 7 weeks ago. Maybe from COVID, but I had no other symptoms. I have had no coughing, nasal discharge, stuffiness and don’t smoke. Do you have any recommendations?

    Thanks you

  3. M.K.Natarajan says:

    I am 82 years old. For the past two years I suffer from Hyposmia . I have no health problems otherwise.
    Wish to be advised. Thank you

  4. Lisa Nichols says:

    I have Anosmia. Is there a homeopathic that includes all of the above so I don’t have to take so many different ones? Thank you

  5. Srabanti chakraborty says:

    Hi dr .sharma ,i am srabanti chakraborty. I met with an accident past 1year , then i loss smell, please help me how to recover my smelling sence .

  6. Harini Priya says:

    Hi doctor, I met with an accident past 7 years before,which resulted in an head injury and facial scars near mouth and side of nose and in the hospital
    since it was an head injury my hairs were full of blood so the doctor said to wash my hair itseems which resulted in cold and heavy head….since then I’ve lost my sense of smel and I catch cold easily and I’m anemic l. I’m not able to Smell anything. Is there any treatment?

  7. BRUCE R COPAS says:

    Dr , I have loss of smell possibly from seawater pressured into my nasal. during wipeouts ,
    Suggestions plse ,

  8. I am a patient of anosmia from last 4 weeks. I am 46 years old, I was cold and cough and I took antibiotic. Now How can I get releaf from this sitution. Please send me the medicine name and dose .

  9. Dr, My smell sensation has diminished and during the day only a few times I am able to smell things or taste the food. I have sinusitis and occasionally headaches. For few months now I had rhinitis and used steroid spray for smell problem. Though there is no congestion , my smelling doesn’t work. I get frequent colds and turn into severe laryngitis at times which could only be cured by antibiotics. I used pulsatilla 200 one dose but no relief. Please suggest suitable remedy. Iam a female 40 yrs.

  10. Mithlesh Sharma says:

    Dr.Sharma
    I have a problem of smell loss for the last 3 years with very
    dry nose. Can Silicea be used in this problem.

  11. Rajeev shah says:

    Dear sir,
    I have anosmia (loss of small /loss of test) problem at list 3 years. I am treat for alopathi medicine CT scan. No any problem say doctor only use metadrow nodal spray , but no improve..
    Tell me sir how to improve ,treat ..

    • shaheen shah says:

      hi
      i have allergies and got sinus issues since childhood. i got some homeo treatment 9 years before and get cured from that allergies but now i have lost my sense of smell completely. it comes back once or twice in a month for few seconds but normally i can smell any thing which is quite irritating . please help me and tell me what i should have it
      thank you
      kind regards
      shaheen

  12. Bidhan Ch Khanra says:

    Dear Sir,
    Greetings!
    I am a patient of Sinus during more than 15 years. I have filling same smell every time after suffering from cold. This happens several times. Can you please advice medicine for this problems.

    Thanks in Advance

    Bidhan

  13. Roslin Donaldson says:

    Dear Sir,

    I loss my sense of smell and taste 4 years ago after the death of my only daughter. At the same time i had a bunion operation and have pins and screws in both feet.

    HELP

  14. Roslin Donaldson says:

    Dear Sir,

    I loss my sense of smell and taste 4 years ago after the death of my only daughter. At the same time i had a bunion operation and have pins and screws in both feet.

    HELP

    • Ravinder Kumar says:

      Sir.due to covid I lost my smell and taste 4months elapsed but still my smell and taste not returned.pl.advise.thanks.

  15. I have head injury road accident then I have loss smell year 2005
    ,Please treatment

  16. Sally erwin says:

    Do you know of any treatment I can purchase I have been diagnosed as having polyps and have no sense of smell it taste?

  17. Hi Dr Sharma:I’ve gone to traditional drs and they could not help me with my loss of taste and smell. I’ve tried nasal spray, nasal wash. Could Accupuncture work? Thanks hope you can help

  18. Sir, is there Any medicine for loss of smell

    • Hi, Ive lost my “smell after use of eyedrops after my eyeoperation. Also the taste of food is diminshed.

      What can you recommed me of homeopathy.

      Thanks

      elisabette

      • Anil Kumar Upadhayay says:

        Dear Sir
        I have lost my sense of smell and taste from last two months. Sir it happens often. Before six months also I lost it but at that time I recovered.
        Please help me.

  19. Salman Shahid says:

    Hello sir,
    It’s been 2 years that I have lost my sense of smell. I am worried about it as I have taken many treating but nothing helped. It worsens when it’s rainy or even at the time of thunderstorm. I don’t know what should I do.
    Please help me out

  20. Shuvodeep Mukherjee says:

    I am a professional vocalist suffering from loss of smell since 2000. I had two polyp surgeries , one before 10 years and one few moths ago. Now the nasal passage is clear but can not smell any food. Please suggest me something so that I can cure myself. Regards Shuvodeep Mukherjee

    • Hi I’ve lost my sense of smell after using flonase to treat my chronic sinus is there any homeopathic treatment u can prescribe for me?

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