It has been demonstrated that salivary homeostasis is influenced by various factors, including chronic diseases, such as obesity, insulin resistance, chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, psoriasis, stroke, and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimers disease and dementia)
This would cause a loss of smell without other symptoms
Why Does Receding Gums Cause Tooth Sensitivity
John Harvey Kellogg (of Kelloggs cereals) went so far to claim that women that smoked in public reduced their likelihood of being taken seriously in the Public Sphere, and Gaston and Frances Willard (the president of the WCTU) argued that women that smoked in public were a detriment to the Womens Suffrage Movement
This is called secondhand smoke, and it can cause many health issues like coughing, asthma, and even heart diseases