“a NOHSS mee a”
/ænˈɒzmiə/
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*the loss of the sense of ‘smell’*
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*”anosmia” is the inability to perceive odor or a lack of functioning olfaction*
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(‘anosmia’ may be temporary, but some anosmia (including traumatic anosmia) can be permanent)
(‘anosmia’ is due to a number of factors, including an inflammation of the nasal mucosa, blockage of nasal passages or a destruction of 1 temporal lobe)
(‘inflammation’ is due to chronic mucosa changes in the paranasal sinus lining and the middle and superior turbinates)
(when anosmia is caused by inflammatory changes in the nasal passageways, it is treated simply by reducing inflammation)
(it can be caused by chronic meningitis and neurosyphilis that would increase intracranial pressure over a long period of time, and in some cases by ciliopathy including ciliopathy due to ‘primary ciliary dyskinesia’ (‘kartagener syndrome’, ‘afzelius syndrome’, or ‘siewert’s syndrome’))
(many patients may experience ‘unilateral anosmia’, often as a result of ‘minor head trauma’)
(aka ‘stevie wonder’)
(this type of ‘anosmia’ is normally only detected if both of the ‘nostrils’ are tested separately)
(using this method of testing each nostril separately will often show a reduced or even completely absent sense of smell in either one nostril or both, something which is often not revealed if both nostrils are simultaneously tested)
(a related term (‘hyposmia’) refers to a decreased ability to smell, while hyperosmia refers to an increased ability to smell. Some people may be anosmic for 1 particular ‘odor’)
(this is known as “specific anosmia”)
(the absence of the sense of smell from birth is called “congenital anosmia”)
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