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.
Other than smell dysfunction, the most frequent causes of taste dysfunction are prior URTI, head injury, and idiopathic causes, but many other causes can be responsible. Lesions at any site from the mucosa, taste buds, unmyelinated nerves, or cranial nerves to the brain stem may impair gustation.