Reuksmaakstoornis.nl

Reuksmaakstoornis.nl, formerly known as Anosmievereniging, is a Dutch patient association and online platform dedicated to people living with smell and/or taste disorders. According to its own website, it serves anyone who can smell or taste less, differently, or not at all, and also welcomes relatives, healthcare professionals, and researchers. The organization positions smell and taste disorders as more than a minor inconvenience: it notes that they affect eating, safety, social situations, memories, and quality of life. Its core activities include sharing reliable information, connecting fellow patients, and advocating for greater recognition, better guidance, and further research. The website functions as an information hub. It explains the different forms of smell and taste disorders, how symptoms can arise, and what they can mean in daily life. It also offers practical tips, personal experience stories, news about research, and information about possible guidance and treatment methods. Dedicated sections address smell loss after COVID-19, smell training, and the Smellow app, which supports smell training through exercises, reminders, and tracking of experiences. The association also uses the site to recruit volunteers and strengthen its organization. As a patient association rather than a commercial manufacturer or retailer, Reuksmaakstoornis.nl occupies a nonprofit advocacy and support role within the Dutch healthcare landscape. Its offerings are informational and community-oriented, including the Smellow app as a practical tool for smell training. The organization is active in the Netherlands and communicates in Dutch. No parent company, commercial owner, or stock listing is indicated by the available evidence.

Reuksmaakstoornis.nl was formerly known as Anosmievereniging, according to its official website. The name change reflects a broadening from a focus on anosmia (loss of smell) to smell and taste disorders more generally. The organization describes itself as the patient association for people with a smell and/or taste disorder, serving anyone who can smell or taste less, differently, or not at all, as well as relatives, healthcare professionals, and researchers. Over time, the association has developed an online platform that provides clear information about the forms, causes, and daily-life implications of smell and taste disorders. It offers practical tips, experience stories, research news, and information about possible guidance and treatment methods. The website also addresses smell loss after COVID-19, noting that some people experience prolonged reduced smell, distorted smells, or taste loss after infection, which may recover on its own or persist for months or years. The association promotes smell training as a way to stimulate the sense of smell by consciously sniffing fixed scents over a longer period. To make smell training easier to sustain, it highlights the Smellow app, which provides exercises, reminders, and tracking of experiences. The organization also uses its platform to recruit volunteers and strengthen its community. No founding date, founder, or commercial ownership details are provided in the available evidence.

Nonprofit Dutch patient association and information platform for smell and taste disorders, combining reliable information, peer contact, and advocacy.

• Reuksmaakstoornis.nl website

  Information platform about smell and taste disorders, including forms, causes, daily-life impact, practical tips, experience stories, research news, and treatment information.

• Smellow app

  App for smell training that helps users with exercises, reminders, and tracking their experiences.

1. 1Reuksmaakstoornis – De Anosmieverenigingreuksmaakstoornis.nl
2. 2Reuksmaakstoornis.nlwikidata.org