Very interesting. Perhaps it is not the sense of smell the is removed but just merely it is augmented. Need more data please!I had an extremely heightened sense of smell. It was strange. It is normal for me to experience the opposite of what the majority experiences with the same nature of sickness/virus. Everything still had the normal smells, with a variety of added hints. It lasted about three weeks. Afterward when my normal sense of smell returned, I had to relearn what stuff smells like. It left a lingering memory sense in that regular food now smells just a tad bland compared to the three week span of heightened sensory awareness.