WHAT SENSE WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO LOSE IF YOU HAD TO LOSE ONE? WHICH SENSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MUCH STRONGER? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS.
Of course I would not want to lose any of my senses, but if I had the choice of which one to lose I would pick the sense of smell. There are so many beautiful things in the world to see and hear, that I would not want to lose the ability to do so. The loss of smell can be partial (hyposmia) or (anosmia) which is complete loss (Mayo Clinic, 2017). There are many causes for the loss of smell from an obstruction by polyps, a nasal fracture or a common cold just to name a few. Some disadvantages would be food not tasting the same and not being able to smell smoke, but you would be still able to hear the smoke detector. With food losing its taste you may not feel like eating, which may result in malnutrition so you have to make sure to have a well-balanced diet. …show more content…
Hearing is very important to help communicate with other people. When we are younger, we never think of the effects of the things we are doing to our body. Growing up I always wanted my music loud and at my last job I worked around a lot of noisy machinery. Noise can wear down the hearing if it is loud or continuous (Web MD, 2017). When you have good hearing you will be able to follow conversations better, without asking for the person to repeat themselves. One of my biggest pet peeves is when I am talking to my husband and he says huh, but then will answer the question without me repeating it. It is always better to hear a crisp and clear conversation, then the mumbled cut up speech you may
Of course I would not want to lose any of my senses, but if I had the choice of which one to lose I would pick the sense of smell. There are so many beautiful things in the world to see and hear, that I would not want to lose the ability to do so. The loss of smell can be partial (hyposmia) or (anosmia) which is complete loss (Mayo Clinic, 2017). There are many causes for the loss of smell from an obstruction by polyps, a nasal fracture or a common cold just to name a few. Some disadvantages would be food not tasting the same and not being able to smell smoke, but you would be still able to hear the smoke detector. With food losing its taste you may not feel like eating, which may result in malnutrition so you have to make sure to have a well-balanced diet. …show more content…
Hearing is very important to help communicate with other people. When we are younger, we never think of the effects of the things we are doing to our body. Growing up I always wanted my music loud and at my last job I worked around a lot of noisy machinery. Noise can wear down the hearing if it is loud or continuous (Web MD, 2017). When you have good hearing you will be able to follow conversations better, without asking for the person to repeat themselves. One of my biggest pet peeves is when I am talking to my husband and he says huh, but then will answer the question without me repeating it. It is always better to hear a crisp and clear conversation, then the mumbled cut up speech you may