[Experience 1] Progress Report on Olfactory Disorder

When I posted this👇 on September 3rd,

I received many warm comments. I was very grateful.😊 Reading about your own experiences, the situations around you, and comments on how to live brightly even with olfactory disorder, I am moved by how kind the world of note is.

I caught a glimpse of a story that olfactory disorder happens because the brain bugs out from a sudden fever, and Keiko-san introduced the coping methods she used at the time in the article below👇.

She taught me about aromatherapy and other coping methods in addition to herbal medicine, and while reading this, I felt that if the brain is indeed bugging out, aromatherapy might be a training exercise to consciously smell scents that we usually smell unconsciously.

My younger sister also suggested aromatherapy, and she told me that it is also good to actively smell coffee and curry, not just aroma, which moved me as it is similar to Keiko-san's method. Today, I actively tried hand-dripping coffee from the morning.

Usually, I can feel the scent just by pouring a little hot water over the coffee grounds, but I still couldn't tell. So, while the coffee was dripping, I brought my nose close and tried sniffing it consciously.

With the first sniff, I felt a faint scent, saying "Ah!", but with the second sniff, it disappeared instantly.

Since it's a bit hard to understand, I will try to express the scent as "Mr. Mouse" and myself as "Little Monster".

Come to think of it, I am faintly conscious of whether this is what coffee smells like. It's like imagining the scent in my head rather than feeling it with my nose.

The scent that says "Ah!" with one sniff and quickly runs away with the second sniff. When I try to feel it consciously,

saying "There is no smell!"

I think it would be interesting if I could incorporate this experience into a novel. For example, creating a "Phantom - No Sense of Smell" character with a skeletal appearance and having them cause an incident in Chomen-cho.

I hope to report the progress of my symptoms from time to time in the future. I think I'll try sniffing curry powder once when I make dinner.