The human nose is our best defense! With 20-30M olfactory cells that receive and categorize upwards of 350 different smells, that funny-looking or cute-as-a-button protrusion emerging from the center of your face helps keep you alive!
Every one of your 30M olfactory cells specializes in a scent. Some are only going to smell vanilla or flowers. Others will only come to life when sweat or toxins are present. No matter their role, their job is to let your brain know when it’s safe to breathe in deep and when to run from danger.
Without a sense of smell how would you detect a fire burning out of sight or a piece of meat that has just gone past the point of edibility?
Causes of stuffy, heavy or unpleasant air in a home are as varied as the people who live there and the activities they enjoy.
Tobacco smoke, body odor, pets and poor bathroom ventilation are some of the more common home scent complaints but every smell matters. Consider compose waste, cooking, coffee grinds and hobby scents that linger in the air or on your clothes and hair. Even your detergents and cleaners differentiate the smell of your home to outsiders.
The smells you stop noticing are often the first scents others identify you through. These scents can last weeks, months, even years in the walls, carpeting and enclosed air of a home. Tobacco smoke, for example, has particles so small they are able to penetrate the pores of sheet rock which often serve as the inside walls to a home. That can make them a contributing factor for those suffering from respiratory diseases.
The smells you stop noticing are often the first scents others identify you through. These scents can last weeks, months, even years in the walls, carpeting and enclosed air of a home. Tobacco smoke, for example, has particles so small they are able to penetrate the pores of sheet rock which often serve as the inside walls to a home. That can make them a contributing factor for those suffering from respiratory diseases.