5. Your sense of smell will improve, but you will also have a ringing in your ears
Sometimes, when you sense a smell, you might get overwhelmed by a lot of memories. Ever wondered how this is possible? This is due to a strong connection between the brain regions that are involved in smell and emotion. A person’s sense of smell may become more acute under certain emotional conditions.
Also, a high level of cortisol can cause some people to have a heightened sense of smell. One theory that tries to explain this phenomenon is the one that says stress makes us and our bodies enter a hyper-aware state. When this happens, our brains become better at identifying smells because they do the best they can to keep us out of trouble.
When they’re under stress, some people also hear a constant buzzing, chirping, or ringing in one or both ears. Tinnitus, or the ringing it causes, may not necessarily be caused by problems with the ears, according to researchers. The amygdala, a region of the brain that responds to stress, aids in the processing of sound; therefore, anxiety and stress can result in ringing in the ears.
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Fantastic info. Needed to see this. Very enlightening.
This is fascinating. I have every one of these symptoms except the acid reflux/ulcers but had no idea they were related…stressed me out lol 😏
I have two of these symptoms- hair loss and
Tinnitus- have had a very stressful two years. The article was very helpful. Kick started my walking routine and positive
outlook. Thanks.
I just went through a year and a half of stressful days and nights. I felt helpless and I even felt close to
Palpitations one night and I pressed my life alert and spent one night in the hospital, where the doctors
did not find anything wrong. I spoke to my family doctor about my problem and he wrote in my chart
that I was paranoid.
The term of my lease finally was over and I moved with my daughter and her family and my nightmare
is finally over.
I don’t have an overweight problem. Want to get fit, strong and energetic. What is all the internet hang up that all people who fast and want to learn yoga are fat!
thank you very much for all that info.
One thing I do during extreme stress is sleep. Go to my happy place and stay there until my body functions wake me up. Then I go back. One time I slept for 3 days on and off. No TV. No noise. No outside stressor. It passes and I feel more relaxed.
I love the information , and I would like to be come a member of your science information.
I think stress is a much larger problem than you discribe. I’ve had 11 stents, 5 strokes, 2 heart attacks, and died once. I attribute all that to stress as I endured many hours, days, weeks and years working without having the choice to avoid the stress I was under.
Better choices would have helped me, I realize that. As far as suggestions for you, I suggest you take this fight to insurance companies first. Unfortunately I don’t see a simple solution to the ultimate culprit, capitalism. Good luck with yours. I’ll try to influence mine.