Re: Common Chemical Sense: pungency, not odor

[Guest guest]

true, like I've said before, sometimes I dont even smell what

effects me, but can tell by how my body reacts to

it.

>

> > " In addition to mucous membrane irritation, fungal volatile

> compounds may impact the " common chemical sense " which senses

> pungency and responds to it. This sense is primarily associated with

> the trigeminal nerve (and to a lesser extent the vagus nerve). This

> mixed (sensory and motor) nerve responds to pungency, not odor, by

> initiating avoidance reactions, including breath holding,

> discomfort, or paresthesias, or odd sensations, such as itching,

> burning, and skin crawling. Changes in sensation, swelling of mucous

> membranes, constriction of respiratory smooth muscle, or dilation of

> surface blood vessels may be part of fight or flight reactions in

> response to trigeminal nerve stimulation. Decreased attention,

> disorientation, diminished reflex time, dizziness and other effects

> can also result from such exposures (Otto et al., 1989) " <

>

[Guest guest]

and my first reaction to this is to try not to breath and exit

a.s.a.p.

>

> > " In addition to mucous membrane irritation, fungal volatile

> compounds may impact the " common chemical sense " which senses

> pungency and responds to it. This sense is primarily associated with

> the trigeminal nerve (and to a lesser extent the vagus nerve). This

> mixed (sensory and motor) nerve responds to pungency, not odor, by

> initiating avoidance reactions, including breath holding,

> discomfort, or paresthesias, or odd sensations, such as itching,

> burning, and skin crawling. Changes in sensation, swelling of mucous

> membranes, constriction of respiratory smooth muscle, or dilation of

> surface blood vessels may be part of fight or flight reactions in

> response to trigeminal nerve stimulation. Decreased attention,

> disorientation, diminished reflex time, dizziness and other effects

> can also result from such exposures (Otto et al., 1989) " <

>

[Guest guest]

i went houuse hunting today and m agent has s sensitive nose ,,,, so when she

started to sneeze watery eyes ,,,, i knew for sure ,,, i just get the weir head

ached and that fever flush ,, got that at 2 of the ouses ,,asked if they ad

water probs and she said yea but they did the new roof ,,, ok but what abouth

the sheeet rock and insulation ,,,,, sh said she doubted it ,,, so,,,,,,, i am

looking ,,,,, rt

erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: > " In addition to mucous

membrane irritation, fungal volatile

compounds may impact the " common chemical sense " which senses

pungency and responds to it. This sense is primarily associated with

the trigeminal nerve (and to a lesser extent the vagus nerve). This

mixed (sensory and motor) nerve responds to pungency, not odor, by

initiating avoidance reactions, including breath holding,

discomfort, or paresthesias, or odd sensations, such as itching,

burning, and skin crawling. Changes in sensation, swelling of mucous

membranes, constriction of respiratory smooth muscle, or dilation of

surface blood vessels may be part of fight or flight reactions in

response to trigeminal nerve stimulation. Decreased attention,

disorientation, diminished reflex time, dizziness and other effects

can also result from such exposures (Otto et al., 1989) " <

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