Sometimes I wonder how much our sense of smell could be much more sensitive but is generally just numbed and neglected into subconscious territory. I know someone who will sit like 6 feet away from everyone at all times when they’re pregnant because everyone just smells so bad to them.
There are people who can smell medical conditions. Parkinsons in particular has a distinct yeast smell: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/23/820274501/her-incredible-sense-of-smell-is-helping-scientists-find-new-ways-to-diagnose-di
Sometimes I wonder how much our sense of smell could be much more sensitive but is generally just numbed and neglected into subconscious territory. I know someone who will sit like 6 feet away from everyone at all times when they’re pregnant because everyone just smells so bad to them.
There are people who can smell medical conditions. Parkinsons in particular has a distinct yeast smell: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/23/820274501/her-incredible-sense-of-smell-is-helping-scientists-find-new-ways-to-diagnose-di
This is very interesting