Apologies if there’s already a post on this, but does anyone else notice snuffs smelling different/ weird when they’ve got a head cold? I have been trying to work through a fairly blocked head, and thus blowing my nose more often. When snuffing my HDT or IHT 22, it seems they smell different/ hit me harder. Anybody else have this experience? It’s been taking some of my favorite snuffs and making them weird to me.

I had mono a while ago. And when it was at it’s worst all snuffs smelled a lot like creosote mixed with cigarette butts. Didn’t matter the snuff either.

@bob when I had a mononucleosis I have’t been diagnosed properly, doc prescribed me some antibiotic - I have no idea which it was, but after taking those pills bread tasted like raspberries, ketchup like cinammon, schnitzel like potatoes… That really messed up my taste sense.

yeah mono fucks you the fuck up or it can.

I’d never heard of that (mono) before - till wiki told me it was what I know as glandular fever. I’d say that all bets are off when you have that, and just play to what your body tells you it’s happy with. As for a head cold, well I had one recently and the scents remained the same(ish) - although I found I could take toasts and other fine grinds a lot easier.

I don’t even want to be near tobacco when I’m sick. It’s pretty much the only time I’ll go without for 24+ hours and not even miss it.

yes

One looks at tobacco when properly sick the same way one looks at a bottle of 120 proof when hung over… : P

@Mario84 Hair of the dog that bit you? Good hangover cure : )

I use it, but the exhilaration just isn’t there.

Yup… The olfactory bulb just gets ‘gunked up’. Generally much better w time…

I snuff when I’m sick, at that point it’s the only pleasure I have

@Mario84 Hair of the dog that bit you? Good hangover cure : )

I agree. Most people I know complain about the smell of liquor the following day… I myself drink like a mother****** when hung over xD I can however picture snuff being a slightly heavy ordeal when sick. I guess it all depends though. I have yet to experience it… snus wasn’t quite as interesting during sick spells in the past.

The good thing about snuff is the variety. If the sickness dulls the scent you can move to a more pungent one, or go more subtle if your nose is feeling delicate. I still don’t think it will ever be the same though. If you are a fully fledged nic addict, part of getting your next fix is for a feeling of “normality”, which you won’t achieve whilst feeling sick. When I was just smoking cigs I had the choice of feeling sick and the smoke making me feel more grotty (throat more sore, tongue more furry etc), or feelings of sickness and nic deprivation/withdrawal. It was a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils. At least with a nice cluster of snuffs that work with your current condition, you might be able to lighten your mood a little … but yes, there’s a good chance the scents will be different to when you are well

I use menthol snuffs to help open me up a bit. I only use them lightly though, as too much menthol can have the opposite effect and even make me more stuff by order of magnitudes. I happen to be fighting a nasty head cold and have NO sense of smell whatsoever. I can’t detect any scent, but I can feel the menthol coolness and slightly easier time breathing.

yes ,As long as I have a heart beat. Medicated is best. Menthol’s are alright. St Casura is awesome

I started coming down with something last night. Today has been a nightmare. Hopefully it’ll break in the not too distant future. That’s how it usually works when I’m sick. 24-36 hours curled up in a ball feeling like Job, followed by sudden intense unwaking sleep. Then I wake up (be it in the morning or the middle of the night) feeling better than I have in months. Hoping that’s the case this time too. First of all, my last OM order came today (including Bananas Foster), as well as a mix of good cigars. I’m gonna bite the bullet and wait until I feel better to try them. Also, I had my first three reviews set up to record this weekend. Need, really need, this to pass soon. In the meantime, on the topic I rudely chose to bump, there is nothing that has gone in my nose today that I have enjoyed, and strangely enough, the actual process of taking a pinch is starting to trigger involuntary gagging. Not really sure what that’s all about. Probably gonna break out some snus for now for my Vit-N. Maybe something bland and unoffensive like Roda Lacket Los. Ergh.

When sick, all I do it snus.  And even that drops off in frequency.  If I’m really sick, I’ll go without tobacco.  But, that is pretty rare.  I can usually manage a snus.

Mark

@markstinson Just baked a prilla. That’ll take the edge off a bit. In the meantime, it occurs to me that this is a great chance for an experiment. It is said that Toque Coltsfoot (a total gem I just recently discovered) is medicinal. Not medicinal in the montholated sense, but medicinal in the “this’ll loosen you up and help with that headache” kind of way. @Roderick himself never claimed this, but others have. Let’s have a pinch and find out! If it is even slightly alleviating, I’m placing a bulk order for the winter. If not, at least it smells really nice B-)

Let us know how it works.  :-)

Mark

Sorry you’re sick Hitsuzen, being sick sucks big time.  I can deal with stitches or broken bones, but when I’m sick I’m a baby.  I was sick for a couple weeks not long ago, and I loved having medicated snuffs to try to get up my nose (I don’t know if you’re plugged up or not).  It seemed to help clear me out.  I mean, it said medicated on the tin so I just convinced myself it was making me feel better 

@markstinson @SeanOCDPx So I have been totally clogged up. This has been hell. Using snus to get my nicotine, but it’s still not the same as taking a pinch B-) (I think that officially makes me a snuffer, if it wasn’t already official). Anyhoo, I finally decided I had nothing to lose, so I broke out something I’ve been rationing… the last dregs of my Dholakia Medicated no10 samples from @Manit_Joshi and took the smallest pinch, hoping to avoid rebound congestion. It opened me up like the jaws of life, at which point I quickly shoved a large pinch of Toque Coltsfoot up my nose. My nerves are settled, my headache is calming down, and my throat is less scratchy meaning I can breathe without coughing again. Was it the snuff? The world may never know. Only thing I know is I’m buying more. In my belief, truly medicated without the menthol. Although, to Dholakias credit, it’s been more than long enough now and still no rebound congestion. Maybe the trick is smaller pinches… who would have known?

That’s awesome.  I’m glad you are feeling better.  When I read, “it opened me up like the jaws of life,” I had to stop myself from laughing out loud and waking everyone up.  

Mark

I had a terrible cold last week. All clogged up, headache, sore throat, deep cough. I had to stay in bed. I found that small pinches of Fichtennadel helped me breath again and pretty fast the headache vanished. 

SM Blue is tops for beating down flu and head colds. It doesn’t solve the problem completely but it certainly helps.

I remember a few colds where I couldn’t even generate enough wind to take snuff. I’m not sure what the fix for that is!

No fun being sick, I can attest to Dholakia medicated that snuff works.I want some a soon as it hits the shelf. only problem it just one snuff, And I don’t need any other snuffs. Hopefully if someone is placing an order they can add a 50g in for me. 

Coincidentally. I woke up with a head cold this morning. First one I’be had since I went full time on snuff. And yes, I carried on snuffing; and yes, I noticed how my staples smelled slightly different to usual. I don’t know what else to say, except it has confirmed to me the importance of taking good care of my nose!

Well there certainly has been a rash of colds happening all of a sudden. I’ve been under the weather with one the last couple of days but thankfully it hasn’t been too bad in the sinuses. My menthols have been getting a lot more attention then they’ve been used to.

Last year I dated a girl with 3 young kids. I have never been so friggin sick, the relationship only lasted about 4 months. I think I was sick about 3 of those. I rarely get sick, but it was rough. I even got a horrible sinus infection… I would jam tobacco up my nose until I could breath… I only use menthol if I cant smell anything since I cant stand them it gives me a good idea where Im at. But I feel tobacco has the ability to slow down a virus or infection. I read years ago in a US army survival manual you can eat a cigarette worth of tobacco to fight a stomach virus… I can not confirm if its true, or if it just makes you barf.

I have not been sick lately. Hope you feel better soon.

@coreymillia if I recall correctly, eating a cigarette was a way to kill worms rather than a virus.

being sick definitely messes with one’s ability to smell snuff properly> given that, i still snuff when having a head cold, for sure. But snuff becomes medicinal at that point.

 I like camphorated snuffs for this, and like how it keeps the rhinitis going. I believe it helps to flush the virus out but even if not true I do feel relief from doing this…