A really bright light can make me blind. A really loud noise can make me deaf. Can a really strong flavour break my taste buds? Or a strong odour break my sense of smell?

  • geomela@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    I think this is what I was going for, if a smell or taste could be so overwhelmingly powerful that it could permanently destroy the ability to smell or taste again. But it seems the mechanisms the various senses use are so different that it just doesn’t work that way. I have enjoyed reading all the replies though.