How does stress affect your five senses?

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Benjamin Alvin · Accepted Answer

Stress and anxiety issues are closely linked to sensory sensitivity and processing, See below

The five senses provide us with nothing on their own; they become significant only when they are transmitted to the brain and used to produce an outcome. Thus, sensory sensitivity and processing are closely related to stress and anxiety issues because high levels of stress resulting from internal causes, external stimuli, or from a person's innate heightened sensitivity, essentially alter the brain's information processing pathway. The responses could be significantly out of the ordinary if there is a mismatch between the senses and an inconsistent interpretation.

Vivian Aronson · Answer

undefined Stress can impact your five senses in different ways:1. Vision: Stress can lead to eye strain, blurry vision, and even changes in perception;2. Hearing: Stress can cause heightened sensitivity to sounds or difficulty focusing on auditory stimuli;3. Taste: Stress can change your perception of taste, making food taste bland or affecting your appetite;4. Smell: Stress can dull your sense of smell or make you more sensitive to certain odors;5. Touch: Stress can cause heightened sensitivity or numbness, affecting your sense of touch.