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Finally hit the ideal quitting smoking phase. The smell of cigarettes is now absolutely revolting. (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Snort_Owl@hexbear.net to c/bloomer@hexbear.net

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Years and years of struggling with quitting because my brain never really hit the zone where smoking itself seemed unappealing and now somehow out of nowhere the stench is absolutely disgusting. Like my boyfriend comes home smelling of cigarettes and its so intensely gross i have to breath through my mouth. The offer of a cigarette doesnt work as well anymore i think i finally hit it folks i might actually be there. My lungs ravioli rejoice

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[–] HexaSnoot@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

FYI, adding in a cup or more of baking soda in the washing machine really helps thoroughly wash out extra stinky and crusty laundry.

sense of smell and taste sensitivity heighten dramatically after a while. its crazy how tobacco smoke deadens everything.

Sounds like you felt like you have long covid. Those are shitty side effects. May you all enjoy things like smelling candles and eating food more.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

nah, this was pre-covid. it was from smoking tobacco. sensitivity returned after cessation over time.

In the present study, the 40-odorant University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test was administered to 638 subjects for whom detailed smoking histories were available. Smoking was found to be adversely associated with odor identification ability in a dose-related manner in both current and previous cigarette smokers. Among previous smokers, improvement in olfactory function was related to the time elapsed since the cessation of smoking. Logistic regression analysis found current smokers to be nearly twice as likely to evidence an olfactory deficit than persons who have never smoked.

shit fucks up the entire cavity from mouth to lungs. luckily the associated sensory deadening is reversible.

[–] HexaSnoot@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

I meant to express that these effects must feel similar to long covid. I'm grateful people's senses can bounce back if they quit.