How It Works
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Book Your Appointment
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Schedule your in-person assessment at our Victoria location.
Booking is quick and flexible, and once confirmed, you’ll receive an email with everything you need, including a short online intake form to help us understand your sensory history before you arrive.
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Attend Your Assessment
In-Person
The session includes a validated smell identification test and a brief intake interview to capture relevant health and sensory information.
These measures offer an early snapshot of olfactory function and related brain health indicators.
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Get Your Report
A few days after your session, you’ll receive a personalized report with your results and tailored, evidence-based recommendations to support your sensory and cognitive health.
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After Your Assessment
Virtual Follow-Up Sessions: Optional virtual sessions with a specialist to review your results, discuss next steps, and develop a personalized sensory health plan. Includes a follow-up check-in at 4–6 months to track your progress, refine your approach, and support measurable improvement.
Smell Training Program (Coming Soon): If your results suggest areas to improve, we’ll guide you in preparing for our upcoming science-based training designed to strengthen neural pathways and support sensory recovery.
*Add-on sessions are billed separately and can be booked at any time after your assessment.
Why People Choose This Assessment
Understand recent changes in smell or taste
Stay proactive about memory and cognitive wellness
Support recovery after illness (like COVID-19)
Support a loved one’s brain health with science-backed tools
What's Included
Olfactory Health Assessment
$175
CAD
What’s Included:
45-minute in-person session
Personalized Report
Voices From Our Scent Community
I joined the Olfactory Reboot because I’d been noticing small things like names slipping, walking into a room and forgetting why. I wasn’t ‘losing it,’ but I also wasn’t sharp. I read about how changes in smell can be early signs of cognitive decline, and it freaked me out a bit. Then I found Dr. Jamie’s program. It was clear from the first session that this wasn’t just smell training. We learned how the olfactory system connects to memory and emotion and then practiced engaging it, on purpose. I’d sit with a scent and journal about what it triggered. It felt like exercise for a part of my brain I didn’t even know I’d not been using. By the end of the 6 weeks, I was remembering small things more easily but beyond that, I felt more and suddenly became access points to entire memories. That made me more like myself again.
Amanda
I booked the Olfactory Health Assessment after reading a few articles about how smell can be an early marker for Alzheimer’s. I’m in my mid-50s and pretty healthy, but my mom had dementia and I’ve always wondered if there’s something I could be doing earlier. Honestly, I didn’t even realize my smell was starting to change. I’ve started the smell training exercises she suggested and feel better and good knowing I’m doing something for my long-term brain health.
Betty
I lost my sense of smell after COVID and honestly didn’t think I’d ever get it back. This program was a total game changer. The sessions were supportive and actually enjoyable. I loved having clear steps to follow, and the smells brought up memories I hadn’t thought about in years. By week 4, I started smelling lemon again. I cried. I recommend this to anyone struggling with smell loss or brain fog,it works!
Sara
Research Confirms:
Your Sense of Smell is a Powerful Window Into Cognitive Health
Research consistently shows that changes in smell can appear years before cognitive symptoms. These early shifts reflect activity in the same brain regions that support memory, emotion, and learning. Understanding your olfactory health is a meaningful first step toward supporting long-term brain wellness, and it’s the foundation for effective smell training to keep your brain active and resilient.
Frequent Questions
An olfactory health assessment measures how well you can identify, detect, and experience different smells. It’s a window into your brain’s health, because changes in smell are often among the first signs of cognitive or neurological change. The assessment uses validated smell tests and short cognitive questions to create your personal olfactory profile.
Your sense of smell is directly linked to brain regions that process memory, emotion, and learning. Research shows that early changes in smell can precede memory decline by several years. Training and maintaining your sense of smell can strengthen neural connections, support mood, and enhance overall cognitive resilience.
Anyone who wants to better understand their sensory health and brain health, especially adults over 40, people recovering from illness (like COVID-19), or those who’ve noticed a change in smell or taste.
This is an in-person test. The test takes about 45 minutes and measures multiple aspects of smell function, such as identification and sensitivity. Your results are analyzed using science-based benchmarks and returned with personalized insights and next steps.
You’ll receive a summary of your olfactory strengths and areas for improvement, plus tailored recommendations to help you maintain or enhance your smell health. If your results suggest further testing, we’ll provide guidance on next steps with training or information you can bring to your healthcare provider.
No. The olfactory health assessment is not a medical diagnosis but an educational and wellness tool. It can highlight potential early changes in smell function that may warrant further medical evaluation.
Our protocol is based on validated research tools used in clinical and neuroscience studies worldwide, including the “Sniffin’ Sticks” test battery and similar methods. These tools have been shown to reliably measure olfactory function across age groups and populations.
Losing your sense of smell can feel worrying, but it’s also one of the few early signals you can do something about. A decline in smell may appear before memory changes, yet with the right approach, it’s highly trainable. Smell training helps re-activate pathways in the brain, restoring sensitivity and supporting long-term cognitive health–think of it as physiotherapy for your brain cells.
The good news is that improvement is possible. If your results show reduced sensitivity or identification, we’ll guide you through practical next steps and recommend a personalized plan to help you strengthen your sense of smell over time.
Our upcoming Smell Training Program will include structured, at-home exercises proven to enhance olfactory sensitivity and support brain health.We recommend once per year for most adults, or more often if you’re actively training your sense of smell or monitoring recovery. Tracking changes over time helps build a personalized record of your cognitive and sensory health.
The Olfactory Health Assessment costs $175 CAD and includes online access to your personalized report. As a not-for-profit organization, Olfactory Health focuses on education, research, and community programming in olfactory health and dementia prevention.
If you would like to help make olfactory health accessible to others, you can choose to donate so that another person may receive a discounted or free assessment. [Donate here →]