A healthy person can hear, see, feel well, and should also have problems with smell and taste. Problems with vision and hearing are very common, but it’s quite difficult for many to imagine that you suddenly lose taste and smell, as well as touch. Surprisingly, even the loss of smell and taste is not such a rare occurrence. There are really many such cases, but their reasons may be different.
It is difficult for an ordinary person to imagine that the world has suddenly lost all its smells. What to do in this case? How to live on? Of course, many in this situation begin to panic ahead of time, since it is very difficult for them to imagine what the world will seem to them if the disease does not go away.
The loss of smell, the reasons for which will be considered in this article, can be a problem for anyone, which means that you need to carefully understand everything related to it. Immediately, we say that this phenomenon is rather unpleasant than dangerous, and also that in most cases it can be cured. In other words, there is absolutely no reason to really worry.
Loss of smell: causes
The reason may be the most common cold, which is too run. Sometimes, with it, nasal congestion is so strong that after its temporary elimination (for example, after you drip your nose) it breathes easily, but smells are not felt at all. The bottom line is that the nerve paths that lead from the receptors to the nose are very affected due to the tumor, and it takes time to restore them. To chronic infections that can deprive us of the smell, it is worthwhile to attribute sinusitis in the first place. Loss of smell can also occur as a result of an allergy (by the way, it is the allergy that most often leads to this).
There are many cases when this ailment is visited by elderly people. This is due to the fact that over time, the nerve centers, which are responsible for the smell, begin to function worse and worse, as the body simply ages. This is not surprising, since older people hear worse and see worse and distinguish between the taste of food. Of course, their skin is not as sensitive as in their youth.
The loss of smell, the reasons for which are different, can also occur due to the fact that a person simply gets used to a certain smell and stops feeling it. This very often happens with people who work in workshops where smells leave much to be desired. This reason for the loss of the ability to distinguish odors is purely psychological, since the brain is thus trying to protect a person. Worrying in this case is not worth it.
Causes include head injury, diabetes, liver problems, or a stroke. The operation that was performed on the brain can also affect the sense of smell. This also includes a great emotional shock, as a result of which the whole body was stressed.
Only an otolaryngologist can tell you why there was a loss of smell. He can determine its causes using endoscopy of the nasal cavity or a test that determines your ability to distinguish certain odors. For diagnosis, a tomograph can also be used.
What can be the treatment
Basically, all treatment consists in eliminating the underlying disease, which caused the patient to stop distinguishing odors. No disease - no symptom. Everything is very easy and simple. In some cases, surgical intervention is also possible (as an example, we can cite the case when polyps became the cause of the trouble).
People who have lost their sense of smell due to their young age are prescribed various vitamin and mineral complexes that can slow down the aging process and also restore the body (at least a little).