Changes: Hyperosmia

**Hyperosmia**
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Hyperosmia is an increased ability to smell and thus having an increased sensitivity to odors - for example, being able to identify the perfume of the previous occupant of a chair. Some people possess it naturally (either through developed senses or increased training).

Association with physical illness

It is also seen in people with a number of physical illnesses such as cluster headaches, epilepsy migraines, and adrenal cortical insufficiency (Addison's Disease).

Psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocin, or 2C-B have been anecdotally shown to enhance smell.^{[citation needed]}

It has also been associated with pregnancy in some women^{[citation needed]}

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-'''Hyperosmia''' is an increased ability to [[olfaction|smell]] and thus having an increased sensitivity to [[odors]] - for example, being able to identify the perfume of the previous occupant of a chair. It is seen in patients with [[cluster headaches]], [[migraine]]s, and adrenal cortical insufficiency ([[Addison's Disease]]), although some people possess it naturally (either through developed senses or increased training). [[Psychedelic drugs]] such as [[LSD]], [[psilocin]], or [[2C-B]] have been anecdotally shown to enhance smell.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
+'''Hyperosmia''' is an increased ability to [[olfaction|smell]] and thus having an increased sensitivity to [[odors]] - for example, being able to identify the perfume of the previous occupant of a chair. Some people possess it naturally (either through developed senses or increased training).
+==Association with physical illness==
+It is also seen in people with a number of physical illnesses such as  [[cluster headaches]], [[epilepsy]] [[migraine]]s, and adrenal cortical insufficiency ([[Addison's Disease]]).
+[[Psychedelic drugs]] such as [[LSD]], [[psilocin]], or [[2C-B]] have been anecdotally shown to enhance smell.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
+It has also been associated with pregnancy in some women{{cn}}
 ==See also==