You should clean the inside of your nose at least once a week to help keep your nasal passages clean and free of viruses.
If you suffer from sinus issues then cleaning your nose inside with a saline solution daily or every few days can help get rid of the sinus issues and help you breathe better.
Also if you have lost your sense of smell cleaning the inside of your nose can also sometimes help you regain your sense of smell.
To get your sense of smell back try rinsing out your nose daily with a saline solution and also use some essential oils.
Most often you can recover your sense of smell by using some essential oils.
To recover your sense of smell using essential oils.
Line up four essential oils of your choosing. For example: oregano, lemon, eucalyptus and rosemary.
Starting with the first scent, take gentle whiffs of it for 25 seconds.
Give your brain one minute to process that scent.
Do this exercise twice a day, morning and night, for three months.
Doing a saline rinse daily can also sometimes help you regain your sense of smell naturally.
You can lose your taste without smelling.
Although taste and smell are closely related it's possible to lose only your taste but still be able to smell.
Sometimes people lose their taste with Covid-19, a cold or even the flu and some people also lose their smell as well.
Once the cold, flu or Covid-19 virus goes away then the taste and smell should return.
The medical term for a complete inability to taste is ageusia.
More people have hypogeusia, which means foods and drinks don't taste as flavorful as they should.
Taste buds become less sensitive after age 50. Foods may taste bitter even when they're not.
The term “ageusia” refers to the loss of sense of taste.
Ageusia may be caused by infections, certain medications, nutritional deficiencies or other factors.
Loss of sense of taste is also a possible symptom of COVID-19.
In most cases, treating the underlying cause of ageusia can restore your taste.
When you lose your sense of smell due to age, a health problem or a medicine foods can seem tasteless or bland.
Losing taste and smell can be an early symptom of a COVID-19 infection.
A complete loss of smell (anosmia) or loss of taste (ageusia) is rare.