The main causes of loss of smell and taste

• But experts say the most common cause of loss of taste and smell is the presence of inflammation of the nasal mucosa that may occur due to a viral infection in the upper respiratory tract, an acute allergic or non-allergic rhinitis, or . • Another more serious cause of anosmia is represented, especially those located at the anterior temporal lobe, or subarachnoid hemorrhage leading to the destruction of parenchyma. • Odor disturbances may also have an endocrine cause, which is common in patients diagnosed with complications such as diabetic neuropathy. • Alzheimer's disease, but also Parkinson's disease, may be causes that show these disorders of taste and smell, disorders encountered in the elderly patient. • Drugs are also another cause causing olfactory disturbances, more precisely a destructive effect on the olfactory analyzer. • A lot of oral cavity disorders such as certain inflammations, injuries, fungal infections but also dental prostheses, dentures or dental appliances may be responsible for the appearance of taste disorders.

• Disease is a condition that can lead to a significant decrease in the taste. • Pregnancy or menstruation can also influence your gustatory perception. • Facial nerve palsy also leads to loss of taste. • Some tumors located at the cranial level may have a manifestation of a sense of taste. • Cancer patients who make chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment may have a taste disorder.

The patient who has problems with the loss of taste and smell must go to the ENT physician and the neurologist to carry out thorough investigations to establish a diagnosis of certainty and implicitly a proper treatment. .