In 2006, scientists from the University of California, Berkeley reported that they'd trained humans to track a trail of chocolate essential oil laid down in an open field. Shots - Health News Her Incredible Sense Of Smell Is Helping Scientists Find New Ways To Diagnose Disease That got me thinking - what does it really mean to have a disordered sense of smell? Does it matter that with my eyes closed I can't tell if I'm in an overripe gym or a perfume store? And is there hope that I'll ever again be able to smell a wet dog or freesia or a gas leak or a raw onion? My taste buds still work, and I adore fine chocolate.īut when COVID-19 hit, the inability to detect odors and fragrances became a diagnostic symptom that upset a lot of COVID-19 sufferers, many of whom also lost their sense of taste.
I always figured there wasn't much I could do about that, and it hasn't been terrible. Since then, my olfactory discernment comes and goes, and most of the time it's just gone. Though the humans weren't nearly as proficient as the dogs, they did get better with practice.Ībout 25 years ago, after a particularly bad cold, I suddenly lost my sense of smell - I could no longer sense the difference between sweaty tennis shoes and a fragrant rose. Scientists once compared the abilities of humans versus canines in tracking a trail of chocolate essential oil laid down in an open field.
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