What are alternative treatments for anosmia?

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Finding and treating the cause of the loss of smell is the first approach in naturopathic medicine. If rhinitis is the cause, treating acute rhinitis with herbal mast cell stabilizers and herbal decongestants can offer some relief as the body heals. If chronic rhinitis is present, this is often related to an environmental irritant or to food allergies. Removal of the causative factors is the first step to healing. Nasal steams with essential oils offer relief of the blockage and tonification of the membranes. Blockages can sometimes be resolved through naso-specific therapy--a way of realigning the nasal cavities. Polyp blockage can be addressed through botanical medicine treatment as well as hydrotherapy. Olfactory nerve damage may not be regenerable. Some olfactory aberrations, like intensified sense of smell, can be resolved using homeopathic medicine.

Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.";

<div class="section1"> <p>Finding and treating the cause of the loss of smell is the first approach in <i>naturopathic medicine</i>. If rhinitis is the cause, treating acute rhinitis with herbal mast cell stabilizers and herbal <i>decongestants</i> can offer some relief as the body heals. If chronic rhinitis is present, this is often related to an environmental irritant or to food allergies. Removal of the causative factors is the first step to healing. Nasal steams with essential oils offer relief of the blockage and tonification of the membranes. Blockages can sometimes be resolved through naso-specific therapy--a way of realigning the nasal cavities. Polyp blockage can be addressed through botanical medicine treatment as well as <i>hydrotherapy</i>. Olfactory nerve damage may not be regenerable. Some olfactory aberrations, like intensified sense of smell, can be resolved using homeopathic medicine.</p> </div><p><i>Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.</i>";

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I was diagnosed with anosmia due to a viral infection in June 2005; my ENT indicated there was little hope for recovery of taste/smell. For several months I smelled/tasted nothing, then regained perhaps 10% of those senses back. In January 2007 someone suggested that I try "sinus flushing", as there could be remants of dead tisse and virus blocking my olfactory bulb. I have been doing the sinus flush twice daily and in the past 10 months I have regained a great deal of my senses of taste and smell (maybe up to 60% of original?). Many things still do not smell and/or taste right, but I am beginning to enjoy food again! I have not heard or seen any other information about sinus flushing helping victims of viral anosmia, but it is easy and inexpensive and has helped me a great deal.

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