Dossier
phantosmia
Coverage of phantosmia in the Nexus archive.
- When the ability to smell goes away
Chrissi Kelly lost her sense of smell 14 years ago after a virus, leading to a diagnosis of anosmia. Researchers estimate 22% of the population experiences smell impairments like hyposmia or anosmia, while conditions such as phantosmia and parosmia are poorly understood and underdiagnosed.