smells

Woman, 47, who battled coronavirus claims that strong smells are ‘unbearable’

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A woman who lost her sense of smell while battling Covid-19 has revealed how it is still damaged almost a year later, leaving her struggling to eat or kiss her partner.  Clare Freer, 47, from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, suffers from parosmia, a condition which impacts the brain’s condition to identify an odour’s ‘natural’ smell. The … Read more

‘Long Covid’ victims are being haunted by ‘unbearable’ smells

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A Covid-19 victim has described how her senses have been left distorted by the virus and has revealed how coffee smells like car fumes and toothpaste tastes like petrol.   Mother-of-two Sarah Govier, 44, from Whitstable, Kent, caught the virus in May and and lost her sense of smell – a symptom medically known as parosmia.  The … Read more

I’m A Celebrity 2020: Victoria Derbyshire insists a fellow campmate SMELLS

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I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! bosses have reportedly had to remind the campmates to wash and sanitise in order to keep coronavirus at bay. And, during Friday night’s instalment of the ITV show, Victoria Derbyshire, 52, admitted that someone smells and that she was debating whether or not to tell them to ‘get in … Read more

Scientists launch £2.5 million project to recreate ‘smells of the past’

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From plague repellents to early tobacco: Scientists launch £2.5 million project to recreate ‘smells of the past’ using artificial intelligence The project, called Odeuropa, will recreate aromas dating back to 16th century  Will use AI to spot references to smells in old texts and make an encyclopedia  Project has received a €2.8M grant from the the … Read more

Ever wonder what a koala sounds like? Gentle giant named George ROARS when he smells a rival male 

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Ever wonder what a koala sounds like? Gentle giant named George ROARS when he smells a rival male George the koala, aged 10 to 11, roared when a younger male entered his pen The marsupial is currently being cared for at Koalas of Raymond Island shelter A koala named Ivan, aged five to six, was … Read more

RHOP’s Ashley admits she smells her husband’s underwear, checks his texts and emails

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Ashley Darby has revealed the lengths she goes to to make sure her husband Michael isn’t cheating on her.  On Sunday’s episode of Real Housewives of Potomac Gizelle Bryant and Candiace Dillard sat Ashley down to show her evidence that Michael was with several strippers, allegedly telling people he had a wife and a boyfriend, and … Read more

Woman, 25, Reveals That She Regularly ‘Smells’ Her Mum

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A 25-year-old woman has revealed that she regularly smells her mother during their bizarre routine ‘snuggle parties’ because it helps her relieve her anxiety and ‘makes her feel safe’. Appearing on reality series sMothered, Sarah, from Port St. Lucie, Florida, explains how she regularly stays at her 59-year-old mother Laurie’s house, despite no longer living … Read more

‘Smells’ book tells how filth once flowed through our streets

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BOOK OF THE WEEK SMELLS by Robert Muchembled (Polity £17.99, 260 pp) We are fortunate to live in a deodorised age, benefiting from hot water, flush lavatories, plumbed-in bathrooms, power showers, washing machines, mains drainage systems, soap, detergent and shampoo. Always excepting the odd tramp and the recent fad for beards, we are squeaky clean. … Read more