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'Everything Smells Like Poo, Landfill, and Rotten Food': A Retrospective Case Report Using Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Parosmia Following COVID-19

Boath, E., Philpott, H. · Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment · 2023

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United Kingdom
In plain English. A person whose sense of smell had been warped by COVID so that ordinary foods smelled like garbage did three tapping sessions targeting specific smells and foods, and came out able to eat, socialize, and go back to work again. It's a single retrospective case report with no control or blinding, so it's a compelling clinical account rather than proof tapping treats parosmia broadly.

What they found

1
people took part

Over three Clinical EFT sessions targeting specific foods, drinks, and odors, a client with post-COVID parosmia became able to tolerate previously intolerable smells and eat foods that had been tapped on, regaining the ability to eat out, socialize, and return to work.

How the study worked

Who took parta single client with parosmia (distorted, unpleasant smell perception) following COVID-19 infection, whose symptoms were disrupting eating, socializing, and work (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withclient-reported tolerance of specific foods/odors, quality-of-life/functioning observations

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Populationa single client with parosmia (distorted, unpleasant smell perception) following COVID-19 infection, whose symptoms were disrupting eating, socializing, and work
Outcome measuresclient-reported tolerance of specific foods/odors, quality-of-life/functioning observations
JournalEnergy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment
Year2023
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Boath, E., & Philpott, H. (2023). 'Everything Smells Like Poo, Landfill, and Rotten Food': A Retrospective Case Report Using Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Parosmia Following COVID-19. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2023.15.2.EB

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Other Physical Conditions 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Over three Clinical EFT sessions targetingspecific foods, drinks, and odors, a clientwith post-COVID parosmia… Case series · 1 participants Boath · 2023 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com