Yes. The actual taste buds can detect only four sensations - sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. All the other nuances of flavor are a result of aroma.

My friend told me that she’s been unable to focus lately, and losing her senses of taste and smell since she started spray painting. We both figured that it was the spray paint, but I’d just like to know if we’re right, and if there’s any way to fix it.

First; STOP THE SPRAYPAINTING AND WEAR A MASK! Wear a mask and see if the sences come back. If not. Then go to the doctor.

I am anosmic ( no sense of smell and taste). I have heard that celiac disease can cause this. I have tummy problems often, and will be having tests done soon.

I haven’t spotted any known link between the two in my online searches, but I personally have celiac disease and I had a period in high school where my sense of smell went away for like 6 months. That was the period of time when my celiac was really bad too. I’m glad you’re getting tested. Even if it comes back negative, I would still suggest getting tested. There are false negatives for celiac and you could always have another form of non-celiac gluten intolerance. Apparently the non-celiac kind is more common than the celiac kind, so the test won’t help you if that’s the case. My health improved dramatically when I went gluten free, it was such a miracle in my life. Good luck!

I always hear about people having insane food cravings, especially chocolate. I lose my appetite completely–food tastes, smells, textures are especially unpleasant. in fact, usually even thinking about food during my period makes me feel ill. is this normal?

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Ok well im 15 about to be 16, And lately like within the past few days i havent been eating as much as normal and the smell of food has been making me feel kinda sick, Also my stomach has been kinda upseat. What would cause this?

Well, if you’re sexually active you could be pregnant.
Typically when you’re pregnant you feel yucky like that.
If you are sure you aren’t pregnant, you could just have the common bug that’s going around. Eat some saltine crackers if you can, they help.
To help your stomach feel better, you can take some pepto or "Little Tummies" it’s a sugary medicine you can buy at CVS that doesn’t taste bad, and it works tremendously.
Hope you feel better soon!

I recently got cold-like symptoms and I have lost my sense of smell. I have a cough and a stuffed nose. Even when the stuffy nose cleared, I am still not able to smell anything. Is this a serious matter? Or should I just leave it alone?

it’s very normal with a cold. especially if you have the cough, as the mouth and the nose is very interconnected. sometimes you can’t taste because of the stuffy nose, and sometimes you can’t smell because of the phlegm from your throat. once you get better though, things should clear out. take the necessary medicine aight?

I recently got cold-like symptoms and I have lost my sense of smell. I have a cough and a stuffed nose. Even when the stuffy nose cleared, I am still not able to smell anything. Is this a serious matter? Or should I just leave it alone?

it’s very normal with a cold. especially if you have the cough, as the mouth and the nose is very interconnected. sometimes you can’t taste because of the stuffy nose, and sometimes you can’t smell because of the phlegm from your throat. once you get better though, things should clear out. take the necessary medicine aight?

I know that the olfactory bulbs (things that make you smell) are located right next to the nucleus accumbens (the so-called "pleasure center" in the brain) - and that both are part of the ancient limbic system, but seriously, why do people who experience depression often report a loss of a sense of smell?

I have major depression, and have had it for about 10 years, and my sense of smell is just fine.

I know that the olfactory bulbs (things that make you smell) are located right next to the nucleus accumbens (the so-called "pleasure center" in the brain) - and that both are part of the ancient limbic system, but seriously, why do people who experience depression often report a loss of a sense of smell?

I have major depression, and have had it for about 10 years, and my sense of smell is just fine.

Somewhat after the fact, but hard fall on the back of the head caused Loss of Smell. Still can’t smell, although an occasional whiff is detected of cooking smells. Can anyone elaborate on what was damaged, do smell nerves regenerate?

Its called Anosmia the sense of smell originates from the olfactory nerves which sit at the base of the brain’s Frontal Lobes, right behind the eyes and above the nose.

Anosmia by injury to the olfactory nerve. This nerve sits between the frontal lobe and bony protrusions from the skull and is vulnerable to trauma. Damage to the area may occur through shearing and/or stretching of the olfactory nerves and brain contusion or hemorrhage within the olfactory-related brain regions , A blow to the head can also cause anosmia by damage to smell processing cells in the anterior Temporal Lobes or by mechanical damage to nasal structures.
And the sense of smell does come back sometimes