Running head: TASTE DISORDERS 1 Taste Disorders: Hypogeusia, Ageusia, and Dysgeusia
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Taste is a large part of our everyday lives and is commonly taken for granted. Damage or dysfunction to the taste system, such as damage to structures or dysfunction in the taste pathway could be detrimental to people’s quality of life and nutritional intake. This literature review looks into the etiology, assessment process, and treatment of each category of taste dysfunctions: Hypogeusia, Ageusia, and Dysgeusia. The commonly linked disorder of burning mouth syndrome is also researched for a better connection to the three taste dysfunctions. New techniques to further knowledge on the subject are proposed as well as more preventative precautions.
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Postoperative/posttraumatic gustatory dysfunction.
Clinical taste testing in humans is far from being routinely performed in ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinics. Consequently, most reports on posttraumatic and postoperative taste disorders are case reports and mainly consist of qualitative (e.g. dysgeusia, metallic taste) taste changes after either head injury or ENT surgery. Since quantitative taste deficiencies (ageusia, hypogeusia) often go u...
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Abnormalities of taste and smell were studied in 29 patients after head trauma. These abnormalities included decreased taste acuity (hypogeusia), a distortion of taste acuity (dysgeusia), decreased smell acuity (hyposmia), and a distortion of smell acuity (dysosmia). This syndrome can occur even after minimal head trauma and can begin months after the moment of injury. The patients exhibited a ...
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