Cryotherapy, a remedy to regain the sense of smell after the Covid?

Four and a half minutes locked in a room at minus 90 degrees! It is a test for the body but this technique would seem effective, according to a recent study, to find the sense of smell. An astonishing effect noticed, somewhat by chance, in a cryotherapy center in Drôme on people with anosmia.

The analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of cryotherapy are used to relieve tension in the body. But some patients who lost taste and smell after contracting Covid-19 have regained their sense of smell. Like Elsa. A disaster for this young oenology student. But after 5 sessions in the cold, the miracle happened.

For me it was essential because I had to graduate in June. I had this feeling of being lost without taste or smell. It was tears of joy.

Elsa Turco

Cryotherapy client

According to a study conducted by the CHU and the University of Reims with the company Cryotera, of the thirty patients who underwent two to five cryotherapy sessions, 28 regained their sense of smell. Covid-19 directly impacts sensory neurons and creates inflammation in the olfactory nervous system. This is what would be the cause of a partial or total loss of smell. Cryotherapy would help fight this inflammation.

The cryo chamber is used for its anti-inflammatory notions and in particular for its release of anti-inflammatory hormones.

Bastien Bouchet

Founder of Cryotera

The explanation is currently only at the hypothesis stage. But the first results are encouraging. There is currently no therapy to effectively combat this side effect of Covid-19 which affects nearly 70% of patients.