tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post5423716305913547432..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: New Jersey Up My NoseAvery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-28191612738608276222010-06-24T19:46:57.049-07:002010-06-24T19:46:57.049-07:00Nathan Branch:
I wondered the same thing as I pos...Nathan Branch:<br /><br />I wondered the same thing as I posted the piece. There was one study claiming that odor identification is decreased as a function of pack-years of smoking; but that it improves as a function of years-since-quitting. So one possibility is that your smell improves if you leave Mexico City unless you've lived there past some point of no return. Sixty-year-olds who finally leave may experience very little improvement.<br /><br />Even if you leave in time to recover, you may have grown into a person who pays less attention to smell.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-55279548046138776612010-06-24T16:37:19.084-07:002010-06-24T16:37:19.084-07:00Is a lowered sensitivity to trigeminal stimulation...Is a lowered sensitivity to trigeminal stimulation a permanent condition, or can one regain sensitivity by moving to another, cleaner locale?<br /><br />I hate to think of a bunch of 18-35 year olds with permanently challenged olfactory sensitivities. Is it kind of like permanent hearing damage after listening to headphones at too high a volume for too long?Nathan Branchhttp://www.nathanbranch.comnoreply@blogger.com