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Olfactory Training With Repeated Sniffing
Intentionally smell a small set of distinct odors on a regular basis, often using household items or food ingredients, by taking repeated sniffs over several seconds for each scent. This kind of olfactory training is used to improve smell and taste sensitivity and can help support recovery when smell is reduced or lost by keeping olfactory pathways active.
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“You also can really train your sense of smell to get much, much better. No other system that I'm aware of in our body is as amenable to these kinds of behavioral training shifts and allow them to happen so quickly.”
huberman · How Smell, Taste & Pheromones Shape Behavior | Huberman Lab Essentials · May 1, 2025 · 14:49 · open ↗
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