More than a third of people who self-identify as having a smell disorder have had at least one gas safety scare in the last five years, according to new research.
The study, led by the University of East Anglia in collaboration with the charity Fifth Sense, asked people who cannot smell well what safety concerns they had and if they had experienced any hazardous events.
During the previous five years, 32.2pc of respondents had experienced a safety concern related to food, 14.8pc a gas incident in which someone was hurt, 34.5pc a gas scare and 18.5pc a safety incident at work. Some people lose their sense of smell completely . Others may experience a reduced sense of smell , unpleasant distorted smells or smell hallucinations .A total of 95 people who responded to the survey reported a Covid-19 infection as the cause of their olfactory dysfunction.
"Yet there are a lack of treatment options for these sensory impairments and only a handful of specialist smell and taste clinics in England, with none in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. However, she felt comfortable using all her family's gas appliances as she had always cooked with her mum from when she was very young.
Hannah said:"I felt horrified when this happened as if I had managed to blow up the kitchen, we have a household of five people on each side of us and there would've been no way to warn them at the time. The thought of injuring all those innocent people absolutely terrified me. Fifth Sense is working in partnership with Cadent, the UK's largest gas distribution network, to highlight this issue and ensure that people with a poor, altered or no sense of smell have the information and support they need to stay safe and well at home.
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