Do cigarettes have an effect on the sense of smell?
I have read more than one article about the influence of smoking on smell and it reallly influences it. But the best example is the reality. I have friends who have smoked for years and indeed their smell is not so strong as it was before and many times they can’t feel anything. that is why I believe cigarettes have a strong effect on smell.
The question concerning the effects of cigarettes on the sense of smell is a controversial one, as cessation of smoking only alters sensitivity thresholds by a small amount. It does, however, greatly alter the smokers subjective impression of being able to appreciate smells and the taste of food again. A comparison of groups of smokers and of non-smokers produces varying results. A study conducted in 1990 showed that if we take into account the dosage of tobacco and the duration of intoxication, as we would for other drugs, we can see a correlation between the dosage received and an identification test, both with current smokers and ex-smokers. An improvement in performance among ex-smokers compared to smokers is observed among those ex-smokers who have gone the longest without smoking, and this improvement is proportional to the time that has elapsed since they gave up smoking. At the time of the test, smokers have twice as much chance of showing a deficit as those who have never smok
