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Improve Sense of Olfaction and Increase Awareness

Shikha Saxena
4 min readJan 14, 2024

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Sense of smell and how smells are perceived

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Olfactory or smell detectors are situated inside of nose and may be stimulated by chemicals or vapors of perfumes or aroma of food. Brewing coffee, opening of perfume bottles, cooking of food, smoke from fire or burnt food may be detected by our strong sense of smell. Keep it that way and improve for future use. Improve Sense of Olfaction and Increase Awareness focus on that aspect in this article.

Improving sense of olfaction, or sense of smell, involves both lifestyle changes and specific exercises to enhance and maintain olfactory abilities.

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Here are some tips to help improve your sense of olfaction:

Practice mindful smelling to increase sense of olfaction

Pay attention to scents around you. Take time to consciously smell various aromas, whether it is the scent of flowers, food, perfumes or essential oils. Engaging in mindful smelling helps sharpen your sense of smell.

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Shikha Saxena
Shikha Saxena

Written by Shikha Saxena

A Technical Writer, an artist and blogger by choice. Passionate about reading , writing and editing, NY.http://www.shikhasaxena.com and https://www.dnabox.co/

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