Disorders of taste and smell.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Review
- Population
- general population
- Intervention
- Disorders of taste and smell. None
- Comparator
- None
- Primary Outcome
- mineral status
- Effect Direction
- Mixed
- Risk of Bias
- Unclear
Abstract
Symptoms of disorders in taste and smell range from loss of the sensations to an increased sensitivity. Causes include infections, metabolic disorders, and central nervous system disturbances. In many instances, the diagnosis for these disorders is obvious, such as an upper respiratory tract infection. In some cases, the diagnosis eludes the clinician and no pathologic condition is found. For the idiopathic taste disorders, zinc therapy is available; however, no therapy exists for idiopathic smell disorders.
TL;DR
Symptoms of disorders in taste and smell range from loss of the sensations to an increased sensitivity, and zinc therapy is available; however, no therapy exists for idiopathic smell disorders.
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