3/10/2024 0 Comments Nose goes originYou can see how the throat is connected to the naval cavity in the back, and that’s where the retronasal smells are detected, the back of the nose. (It comes through the back of the nose, with retro meaning backwards). However, another overlooked part of how we “taste” foods comes from retronasal olfaction, which is when food releases volatile compounds in your mouth after chewing, swallowing, and/or exhalation. You are probably more familiar with orthonasal olfaction, which are odors that come straight through the nostrils from sniffing or inhalation. There are two main routes by which odors get into the olfactory epithelium: orthonasally and retronasally. So why is that, does being sick have a physical effect on our taste buds? Turns out the majority of the answer lies in our sense of smell! As with moth most things, they’re something we take for granted and then miss it as soon as they’re gone. I think having a cold makes us realize how important our senses really are. It also dramatically effects how we taste food, aka it’s really hard. We get a cold or the flu and dread the not-so-fun side effects that come along with it: headaches, stuffy and runny noses, and an overall general feeling of bleghh.
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