Why can a person not taste anything when they have a stuffy nose?

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Why can a person not taste anything when they have a stuffy nose?

2007-03-12 07:21:49 · 3 answers · asked by cwkowalski82 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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Part of the "taste" is actually "Smell". You pull air in through your mouth to your sinuses and nostrils as you eat and that provides part of the sensation of "taste"- along with your taste bud activity.

2007-03-12 07:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The senses of taste and smell are linked in the brain, when one is blocked it affects the other.

2007-03-12 14:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

your taste is connected to smelling, when you cannot smell it effects your taste.

2007-03-12 14:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by Peachy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋