Well THAT's an odd sensory moment

[drwex]

Taking off my over-ear headphones seems to improve my sense of smell.

The latter is never very good (lifelong allergies have pretty much destroyed my ability to smell anything but the strongest odors) but I can't begin to fathom what would cause this particular sensory conjunction.

Comments

[caulay.livejournal.com]

Easy, the headphones are reducing/blocking the air that moves from your sinuses through the Eustation tubes, so when you have them off, more air moves through your head.

[drwex]

An entirely logical and illusion-destroying explanation. I like that.