#ansomia

[growing-past-me]

I am NOT envious of people who can smell 24/7 how the fuck do you guys do that shit

[latestnewstable]

Corona Virus New symptoms Added in Official List

Corona Virus New symptoms Added in Official List

Corona Virus New symptoms Added in Official List

Taste and odor reduction are being included in the official route of COVID-19 side effects.

Restoratively known as anosmia, it will currently be remembered for the meaning of administration when patients may experience coronavirus exposure.

The guidelines currently say that individuals should be spared the opportunity to have another permanent…

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[latestnewstable]

The chef who misplaced her sense of smell

The chef who misplaced her sense of smell

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In January, chef Joshna Maharaj revealed a secret – she hadn’t been in a position to scent correctly for about 5 years. Now, she’s working to regain a few of what she misplaced.

Her lack of smell was gradual, although wanting again she realized there had been pink flags alongside the best way.

Firstly, she was burning issues. Peach squares, made with sliced “stunning” summertime…

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[joolzzenda]

More than 5 tastes?

Currently it is accepted in the scientific community that there are 5 different tastes detected by the tongue: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami/savoury. I’ve found it difficult to define how some of the things I taste fit into these categories which has made me doubt my anosmia on more than one occasion. I probably consider more things to be umami than they actually are just because I’m not sure how to describe it.

However there has been some recent research which has indicated that there are possibly 6, 7 or even more tastes on the tongue. I really hope this research is taken further but if starch is in fact it’s own taste that might explain why I love plain bread so much. Maybe it’s not just about the texture and the slight sweet and umami.

It sounds ridiculous, that I’m not sure what I’m tasting, but without the language and the right knowledge it’s actually not that simple.

[odourlessreality]

Ben (and Jerry)

I know I haven't posted anything here in a while, but I didn't want this to be a blog where I just moan about how rubbish being anosmic is, but a blog which actually has some useful information on not having a sense of smell, which was actually interesting to read. So here is a fun fact: Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream is also an anosmic. This is why their ice cream is known for being chunky, as in order to compensate for his lack of taste, he would add big pieces of fruit or chocolate to satisfy his need for texture in food.

I've already mentioned on here before how my sense of taste is heavily compromised from being ansomic and that texture is one thing I largely rely on in order to gather a sense of how food should taste. So this ice cream suddenly makes a lot of sense and I'm not just saying that to try and justify how much of it I eat. I've just gotten over a cold, which made me aware of the best description I could possibly try to give about how having anosmia effects your sense of taste; it's like eating with a blocked nose. Except you can actually breathe.

Still haven't heard anything regarding my referral, but I am going to chase them up about this week, if even to try and get some idea of where I am on the waiting list. I think the thing that still frustrates me the most is that I have no idea of the cause of my anosmia. I think knowing that would give me a lot of closure on the subject, rather than this endless frustration. Phantom smells are still playing a large part in my life, this time with the ghost of burning, which is the most common form phantosmia takes.

[tense-ribbon]

It’s 4:11 am and instead of sleeping I’m wondering why there are so many assholes in the world

[everydayvocabulary]

ansomia

Noun.

New Latin, from a- + Greek osmē smell, meaning no smell.

1. Loss or impairment of the sense of smell.

Everyday usage:

From "5 Questions That Movie Plots Never Seem to Answer" by C. Coville for cracked.com:

"And when you think about it, movie-universe anosmia has played a huge role in creating the picture that comes to mind when the average person imagines "desirable masculinity." We are a society that is perhaps less likely than any other in history to encounter the true scent of unwashed labor, and we've built our idea of male sexiness on the fact that most of us will only ever encounter cowboys or warriors in an odor-free movie environment."

[lithiumrainbowofficial]

Something just doesn't feel right