Loss of physical sense of taste and smell

["newbieonekenhobby" <newbieonekenhobby@...>]

4-5 years ago, somebody I love lost her senses of smell and taste 
after a severe cold, preceded by strong emotional shock and a sort 
of long-lasting depression. 
She hasn't really recovered those senses since then.

a) I know that the astral body gives us his interpretation of 
physical sensations ("nice" vs. "painful" e.g.), but I'd like to 
know whether the same body is in charge of "feeling or not feeling 
at all".
...Because this would give me a hint to b) below :-)

b) Above everything else : does anybody have an idea on how she 
could recover her senses (...and how I could help her doing so) ? 
All other treatments (naturotherapy included) have failed.

Many thanks.
NB