Interactive Changes in Taste Function in Patients with Smell Loss (Hyposmia)
Patients with smell loss commonly demonstrate loss of acuity for the tastes of sour and bitter (while preserving taste acuity for salt and sweet). Full Story
Jan
2012
Loss of Saliva and Nasal Mucus Inhibits Taste and Smell Function
Saliva and nasal serous deliver growth factors to taste buds and olfactory epithelial cells. If, for any reason, saliva and nasal mucus secretions are diminished then the function of taste buds and olfactory epithelial cells also diminishes. Full Story