{"id":17976,"date":"2022-11-01T11:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/?page_id=17976"},"modified":"2022-11-01T11:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:37:07","slug":"ageusia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/ageusia\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ageusia or pathological loss of taste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"meta\"><div class=\"meta__users\"><\/div><div class=\"meta__date-modified\">Updated:&nbsp;<span>November 1, 2022<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_515448224_S-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ageusia\" class=\"wp-image-13067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_515448224_S-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_515448224_S-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_515448224_S-254x169.jpg 254w, https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_515448224_S.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>How do you explain the sudden loss of taste?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The term &#8220;ageusia&#8221; is formed from the Greek root &#8220;ge\u0169sis&#8221;, taste, and the privative A.  <\/strong>This means that a person with ageusia has lost the sense of taste.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For fans of Louis de Funes who crosses generations, it is the disease he suffers in the film <em>L'Aile ou la cuisse<\/em> with Coluche, whose father he plays, Charles Duchemin. <a href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/\">Nutrident.fr<\/a> explains where ageusia comes from and what are its consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_33_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contenus<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/ageusia\/#What_is_ageusia\" title=\"What is ageusia?\">What is ageusia?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/ageusia\/#What_are_the_consequences_of_ageusia\" title=\"What are the consequences of ageusia?\">What are the consequences of ageusia?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/ageusia\/#What_are_the_causes_of_ageusia\" title=\"What are the causes of ageusia\">What are the causes of ageusia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/ageusia\/#What_are_the_treatments_for_ageusia\" title=\"What are the treatments for ageusia?\">What are the treatments for ageusia?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_ageusia\"><\/span>What is ageusia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our tongue has sensors called <strong>taste buds<\/strong> that act as chemoreceptors and analyze our food. These taste buds allow us to appreciate our food and they also serve to know what is edible or, on the contrary, constitutes a poison. The taste buds use nerves to transmit information to the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each part of the language has its own specificity. The bottom part of the <strong>mouth reacts to bitterness<\/strong>, the sides to saltiness and acidity, and the tip of the tongue is more sensitive to sweetness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When the taste buds no longer function, we speak of ageusia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_consequences_of_ageusia\"><\/span>What are the consequences of ageusia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ageusia can be partial or total, temporary or permanent. The discomfort of ageusia is that the loss of taste creates frustration because you no longer find pleasure in eating. This can lead to <strong>eating disorders<\/strong>, such as bulimia or anorexia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_causes_of_ageusia\"><\/span>What are the causes of ageusia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many causes of <strong>ageusia <\/strong>. Heredity is not neutral, &#8220;having a palate&#8221; can be worked on, but you have &#8211; or not &#8211; innate dispositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any accident, injury or burn can cause it. If you suffer from<strong> facial paralysis<\/strong>, burns to your tongue or have been poisoned by toxic products, your tongue loses its faculties, temporarily or permanently, depending on the severity of the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_142807551_S-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ageusia causes\" class=\"wp-image-13071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_142807551_S-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_142807551_S-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_142807551_S-254x170.jpg 254w, https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Depositphotos_142807551_S.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Smoking is one of the causes of ageusia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Because the entire ENT system is linked, when you have an <strong>airway disease<\/strong>, your taste is limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All pathologies related to the mouth negatively influence your sense of taste: <strong>dental problems<\/strong>, hormonal and degenerative diseases, Gougerot-Sj\u00f6gren syndrome, tumors, dry mouth sensation<a href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/?page_id=17851\">(xerostomia<\/a>), gastroesophageal reflux, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some medications and <strong>medical treatments<\/strong> are also responsible for ageusia. Smoking is an aggravating factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, time does not help, as you age, your taste buds become dull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_treatments_for_ageusia\"><\/span>What are the treatments for ageusia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/emergency-dentist-uk\/\">contact your dentist<\/a>. If he does not detect any obvious dysfunction, he will refer you to your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tests can be done to measure how well your <strong>papillae<\/strong> are functioning, using chemicals, electricity or by taking a biopsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the results, your doctor will know if it is a problem of perception by the papillae, or of transmission to the brain. He will then prescribe the appropriate treatment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-data before-content\"><div class=\"article-data__date\"><div class=\"article-data__date-modified\"><time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2022-11-01T11:37:05+00:00\">This article was originally published on&nbsp;<span class=\"2\">November 1, 2022<\/span>&nbsp;and was most recently updated on&nbsp;<span>November 1, 2022<\/span><\/time><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"user-info\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated:&nbsp;November 1, 2022 The term &#8220;ageusia&#8221; is formed from the Greek root &#8220;ge\u0169sis&#8221;, taste, and the privative A. This means that a person with ageusia has lost the sense of taste. For fans of Louis de Funes who crosses generations, it is the disease he suffers in the film L&#8217;Aile ou la cuisse with Coluche, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17977,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18546,"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17976\/revisions\/18546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutrident.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}