Is it normal that i can taste what i smell?

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Ever since I can remember, I always had this thing with being able to taste whatever gives off some sort of aroma. I find this kind of annoying because some bad smells(garbage,feces, anything unpleasant) ends up leaving a unexplainable,rotten taste in my mouth. Cause of this, I always have to chew on gum so I don't have to taste it but now its not as effective as it used to be....does anyone else have this odd trait? Cause I feel like a freak.

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  • nAt2017
    12 years ago

    It's the way the human sensory is built. It's fine.

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  • samalander
    12 years ago

    Me too no worries;)

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    Yes. The two senses are closely related.

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  • zchristian
    12 years ago

    Im pretty sure you would not be able to taste anything if you could not smell...

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  • DannyKanes
    12 years ago

    It's called Synesthesia and I have it too :) I can "taste" smells and "see" sounds, you're normal, in fact it's a very good skill to have whilst cooking :)

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    • Nokiot9
      9 years ago

      NOT. Your nose and tongue are senses that are always working in tandem. Without your sense of smell you'd have no or little sense of taste. It's because your nose opens into the back of your throat and the terpenes in the air catch on the back of your tongue when you inhale. So you are quite literally tasting the air. I am pretty sensitive to blood and pheromones. They give me an odd taste in my mouth

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      • DannyKanes
        9 years ago

        YES.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia

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        • Nokiot9
          9 years ago

          You are confusing a chemical synapse disorder with an actual THING. Our ability to taste the air is a hold over from when we were predators. Isn't evolution funny?

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          • DannyKanes
            9 years ago

            No sir it's Synesthesia.

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