Sense Of Smell Damaged – Temporary Or Permanent? - Maitri Hospital

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Have you noticed how you lose your sense of smell
when you have a cold or flu? Yes, thats
absolutely normal, but its only normal if you
have it as a temporary symptom. If you arent
regaining your sense of smell for quite a long
time after your flu, there could be issues that
you need to look out for. While many of these
long term issues can be resolved with the help
of a medical professional, but if extensive
damage is done to your nasal nerves, the
condition can become permanent and difficult to
solve, which is when you will need to approach
an ENT surgeon in Kota.
Partial or complete loss of smell? If you have
had partial loss of smell, it is medically known
as hyposmia, while a total loss of smell is
termed as anosmia. While hyposmia is a condition
that can be treated, anosmia is a serious
condition that should cause alarm. When you face
anosmia, you will also lose interest in eating
(as sense of smell and sense of taste are closely
related), and thus, a loss in appetite. Such
loss of appetite means failing to get important
nutrients within your body, thus losing weight
and also affecting your overall health. Thus,
although rare (affecting only 3 of flu
patients), but anosmia could be a possibility.
Anosmia can be caused due to a number of factors
like inflammation of the nasal mucosa, blockage
of nasal passage, and destruction of a temporal
lobe. The inflammation is caused due to chronic
mucosa changes in the paranasal sinus lining,
and middle and superior turbinates.
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What is it that can cause a loss of smell? There
could be various conditions that can obstruct
your nasal passage or flow of air through your
nose, which can result in loss of smell. These
may include common cold, sinusitis, flu, nasal
polyps, and chronic congestion. Moving ahead
towards more critical conditions, neurological
conditions like brain tumour, head injury,
Alzheimers disease, and diabetes may also
result in loss of smell. Certain medications,
chemicals, and zinc- containing nasal sprays can
also cause loss of smell. How can you regain
your sense of smell? An ENT doctor can help you
with your nose related problems. They have
extensive expertise and can help you out with
all sorts of nasal problems. However, if the
problems are acute, and cannot be treated by
medications, nasal drops, or other therapies, you
may require a surgery. This is where you will
require appointment of a professional ENT
surgeon in Kota, like the one at Maitri Hospital,
who has immense expertise to perform all kinds
of nasal surgeries. So, if you have any kind of
nasal problems, even if it is as small as a
common cold, you can approach Maitri Hospital.
Every nasal problem has a solution, and we have
the skill and capabilities for all of them. So,
you can get in touch and have your problems
discussed and treated effectively. For more
information, visit http//www.maitrihospital.com/