The most basic type of capo consists of a rubber-coated bar to clamp the strings, and a rubber or elastic band that wraps around the neck to hold it securely. These are small and inexpensive, but require two hands to put on or move around the neck.
1 This may be due to a degeneration of the nerve cells which control smell, together with a loss of sensitivity in oneâs taste buds. 2  Men, regardless of age have a lower ability to distinguish between odors.  Smoking causes damage to the nasal membranes and reduces one's ability to identify odors.
Nothingâs wrong with your taste buds. Itâs just your sense of smell that is temporarily reduced. If none of the less serious explanations can be applied, it would be a red flag telling me to consider more serious diagnoses. Diabetes can injure the nerves from taste buds to the brain. So can liver disease, kidney disease, Alzheimerâs disease and Parkinsonâs disease. A bad injury to the head, or surgery around the ear, can injure the nerves that go to the tongue. Cancer chemotherapy drugs can reduce the sense of taste.