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Sick "Smell"?
I am 15/f. I can almost always predict when I will be ill with a fever (before I get the fever...) because all of a sudden I can smell this certain scent that I never smell whenever I'm feeling well. It's sort of a sickly almost bodyodor-like smell and it drives me nuts! I know there is probably nothing I can do about it, but what causes this? I am very hygienic and take a shower every day. Is my nose becoming more sensitive to weird smells as I become ill? Or am I emitting some different type of odor when I'm sick? I asked my friends if I smell different (haha, I know, weird) and they said I smell like soap. Thanks!
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It's probably a differene in the mucus in your nose. You know, snot. When you're sick it would make sense that it would be a little different. It's not that YOU smell any different, it's the inside of your nose does so it wouldn't be that obvious to other people, just you.
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i think that just means you have an extremely sensitive sence of smell. people do smell differently when they're about to get a fever, a seisure, a heart attac, etc. however, human nose is normally too dull to be able to pick that up - animals can though. and then some people just have sharper sences than others - smell, hearing, vision... i bet it's pretty rare though. and hey, having a warning when you're about to get a fever can be a pretty convenient. think of it as a mini-superpower =)
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I don't really have an answer to this, but I know exactly what you mean. When I get a cold, I smell it. But I think you can smell it off other people too, I guess depending on how strong it is. My friend was really sick once, and I remember being able to smell the sick from her.
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