Tegan Taylor

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What's That Rash? · What has your nose got to do with sleep? · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

What sort of evidence do we have that it actually helps with sleep though, Norman?

I think it's worth pointing out that some of these studies are actually funded by companies that make smelly products like aromatherapy.

So there are potentially some conflicts of interest at play here too.

There are indeed.

The other thing I wondered about as well is whether it becomes a bit Pavlovian.

That if you start to spray some lavender essential oil on your pillow before you go to sleep each night, then you start to associate that smell with sleepiness.

And then when you smell it, your brain sort of goes to a sleepy place, teaching yourself that this is a sleep cue.

smell training and imagining my nose like lifting weights.

My brain is racing now, Norman.

I'm wondering if you're using sense to ward off dementia or or as part of that brain training.

Are like someliers less likely to get dementia than the average person?

Further research is required.

Okay.

So we're talking about smelling and sleep.

We're talking about lavender.

Maybe it helps you get to sleep.

Maybe it doesn't.

Maybe you've trained your brain to do that.

What about in the other direction?

Can you have a smell so strong that it it rouses you from sleep?

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