Q. Does anosmia lead to a reduced sense of taste?
A. Most likely, however, there are no scientific studies on the subject. Since the
tongue and
mouth regions are home to millions of
taste buds, I think it would be foolish to claim that anosmics (people with anosmia) cannot taste anything at all, which is a different condition called
aguesia. (People often
assume that I have no sense of taste when I tell them I am anosmic. Once one woman asked if it heightened my sense of taste, like an even lamer
Daredevil, if a lamer Daredevil is imaginable.) In my personal experience, I can
differentiate different flavors just fine, as proved in casual
blindfolded tests. Here's the
rub: I have no way to get a
comparison. Some have tried to claim I have no sense of taste becuase I like
cuttlefish flavored rice snacks. Thse claims are untrue and reflect an anti-cuttlefish bias.
Q. Are there college scholarships or grants for anosmics?
A. No, but I have received several
disablity scholarships by stating "anosmia" as my disablity. This would be
easy to fake, like anosmia itself.
Q. Who are some famous anosmics?
A. The only one I know of is Michael Hutchence, former lead singer of INXS who died by hanging himself, in a possible incident of autoerotic asphyxiation.