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The term derives from the Neo-Latin anosmia, based on Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ὀσμή (osmḗ 'smell'; another related term, hyperosmia, refers to an increased ability to smell). Some people may be anosmic for one particular odor, a condition known as "specific anosmia". The absence of the sense of smell from birth is known as congenital ...
Sometimes the odor is described as exhaust fumes. These odors may be triggered by strong odorants, changes in nasal airflow, or even loud sounds. Sometimes they occur spontaneously. Patients having complaints of phantosmia might self-admit a poor quality of life, with each meal having the unpleasant odor as well.
A similar “bouba” and “Kiki” food-word association study tested the synesthetic cross-modal associations of words and food tastes in neurologically normal participants. It was found that the participants could pick out certain abstract clues from the different foods tasted and associate them in a significant manner to meaningless non-words.
This is another form of synesthesia where certain tastes are experienced when hearing words. For example, the word basketball might taste like waffles. The documentary 'Derek Tastes of Earwax' gets its name from this phenomenon, referring to pub owner James Wannerton who experiences this particular sensation whenever he hears the name spoken.
One Redditor likened the odor of their sneezes to “metal and chemicals,” and another to “musk and dead animal.” (Lovely.) Some speculated that a stanky sneeze indicated a sinus infection ...
“Keeping your house clean will be the best way to prevent bad odors in the first place, but using something like wall plug-ins will introduce good smells that you can change according to the ...
of or pertaining to the ear Latin auris, the ear Aural: aut-self Greek αὐτός, αὐτο- (autós, auto-) Autoimmune, autograph, autobiography, automobile, automatic aux(o)-increase; growth Greek αὐξάνω, αὔξω (auxánō, aúxō) Auxocardia: enlargement of the heart, auxology: axill-of or pertaining to the armpit (uncommon as a ...
There's a war of scents going on at 36,000 feet, and it's escalating in ways you can't see (but will probably smell). Air travel smells worse than ever. Here's how to fix it.