TRENDING ENT TOPIC · 2026 RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT Can You Smell Again? Breakthrough Treatments for Anosmia — Expert Guide 2026 By Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty | ENT & Head-Neck Surgeon | Chennai | April 2026 Part 1 of 3 — Understanding Anosmia Imagine waking up one morning and not being able to smell your morning coffee. Not a cold, not a blocked nose — just silence where aroma should be. That is anosmia : the complete or partial loss of the sense of smell. For years, it was dismissed as a minor inconvenience. Today, ENT specialists across the world — and right here in Chennai — are treating it as a significant neurological and quality-of-life concern. Anosmia affects an estimated 5% of the global population . After the COVID-19 pandemic, this number spiked dramatically, bringing the condition into mainstream awareness for the first time. Whether the cause is viral infection, nasal p...
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