Smell It Again, Sam…
Did you know that the olfactory nerves in your nostrils regenerate every 30 to 40 days. These are the only nerves in the the human body that continually regenerate. Unless, of course, we count the nerves that get frazzled by small kids running and yelling and raising general hell in our vicinity.
Why does our sense of smell get such a break? If only our optic and aural nerves could learn from their up-your-nose cousins, there would be a lot of out-of-work opticians, optometrists, and audiology folks. Got your optic nerve fried by staring at the sun during a drug induced stupor? No problem. Just give it a month and all will be back to normal.
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I did not know. But I find that very interesting. And slightly unfair. I’ve got other nerves that I would much rather start over with! LOL
I definitely agree Winston. When it comes to regenerated nerves….I’d pick my nose last. (hee-hee) For me….the eyes have it! (hee-hee) Oh God…I’m killing me.
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