by Vanilla Orchid » Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:32 pm
I have not noticed much change in my taste yet, but last night, my husband had cooked something and as I approached the kitchen I could sense something that could vaguely have been called food. I could not identify the smell, but it's a start. I have not really noticed my sense of taste changing. I keep checking to see what I can smell. I chopped up some garlic, and could not smell it. So, I'm not there yet.
I bought the little bottles of essential oils at a grocery store in the neighborhood. Not a chain. I think they are sold in a number of places. I never noticed them in health food stores, but then I never had reason to look for them before.
You don't have to use eucalyptus. The instructions I received were to pick four: one flowery (example: rose), one fruity (example lemon), one aromatic (example eucalyptus), and one resinous (example clove). That is an exact quote from what the doctor wrote. I was not sure what would be classified as aromatic, or resinous, so I just picked the things in his example.
I Googled "aromatic" and learned that toluene and benzene are considered aromatic compounds. I don't suggest you start sniffing them.
The point is not to enjoy the smells, it's to get your sense of smell working again. You need to be able to smell things you don't necessarily like in order to protect yourself. (smoke? gas? a sewage leak?) So just get the eucalyptus. Right now you probably can't smell it anyway, but when you do, it's progress.