2022年11月4日 · You may have heard that "taste" primarily smells, and that is true to a large degree. A damaged sense of olfaction is severely disrupting: the joy of eating and drinking may be lost, and depression may result. Furthermore, there are dangers associated with the loss of smell, including the inability to detect leaking gas or spoiled food.

Although mainly unconscious for the perceiver, olfaction guides human behaviour in various life domains—nutrition, avoidance of harm, sexual interaction or social communication (Stevenson 2010). Impairments in daily life often become apparent even …

If they can’t smell the odor, or identify it incorrectly, it could indicate a smell disorder or an impaired ability to smell. Diagnosis by a doctor is important to identify and treat the underlying cause of a potential smell disorder.

Around 50% of individuals with SARS-CoV-2-related olfactory dysfunction have loss of the sense of smell (29, e41), a rate higher than found in other viral infections . The loss is thought to be caused by damage to the supporting cells in the olfactory mucosa ( e37 ), which leads indirectly to loss of function or death of the olfactory receptor ...

Olfactory training (OT) is the most widely recommended treatment option for people with persistent loss of smell after a viral infection. Olfactory training is a simple, structured program of smelling various scents, commonly lemon, rose, clove, and …

They found a 52% higher risk of all-cause mortality among individuals with objective smell loss. We will explore their methods and what questions remain regarding OI’s association with mortality. Pang et al 3 followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in ...

Smell, or olfaction, is one the five principal human senses. How does your sense of smell work? What causes smell loss? processing. Common causes include: Find a quiet environment where you can focus on the scent. Hold the sent directly to your nose. Relax and inhale naturally through your nose (do not sniff too deeply or quickly).

Studies investigating olfaction loss in association with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have revealed that olfactory dysfunction can be both conductive and sensorineural, possibly causing structural changes in the brain.

This critical review of the existing clinical olfaction literature provides much needed insight and clarity into the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with olfactory dysfunction, while also clearly delineating gaps in our knowledge and …

2025年2月12日 · Thus, retronasal olfaction plays an important role in whole-mouth gustation. In this study, we found that anosmia of mODs increased the odds of mGD-w. When anosmia of mODs occurs, the complete loss of retronasal olfaction disrupts the normal generation of gustation, inducing mGD-w . In our study, after adjusting for confounding factors in ...