Sense Of Smell May Be Restored Using Radio Waves-Without Need For Surgery

Sense Of Smell May Be Restored Using Radio Waves-Without Need For Surgery

Sense Of Smell May Be Restored Using Radio Waves-Without Need For Surgery Getty Images for Unsplash + A patient’s of smell could be restored using radio waves without having to undergo surgery, according to new research. Worldwide, there are actually very few effective treatments for those who have lost their sense of smell, perhaps from a brain injury. Treatments that do exist often use strong ‘scentas’ or medicines that can cause discomfort in patients. Now, a new study by researchers in South Korea suggests that a “simple and painless” way to regenerate the olfactory is to utilize radio waves to directly target the part of our brain responsible for smell, without causing pain. Researchers from Hanyang and Kwangwoon universities asked volunteers with a healthy sense of smell to sit while a small radio antenna was placed near, but not touching, their forehead. For five minutes, the antenna gently sent out radio waves to reach the smell-related nerves deep in the brain. Before and after the …