(Ear Zhao Q&A 190908) The common cold is usually an upper respiratory tract infection triggered by a virus, which causes an inflammatory reaction in the nose, throat and other areas, especially in the nasal cavity, where there is swelling and oozing of the nasal mucosa, leading to nasal congestion and runny nose. During a cold, because of the swelling of the nasal mucosa and lead to nasal ventilation is blocked, there will be a short period of reduced sense of smell, nasal congestion relief after the sense of smell most people return to normal. In a very small number of people, because the virus violates the olfactory nerve, even after the nasal congestion is relieved, the sense of smell still cannot be restored and permanent loss of smell occurs.

There are no medications to treat decreased olfactory nerve function, and even instruments to test olfactory function are extremely rare, making it a blind spot in ENT.

The first thing to do is to check to see if there is an organic lesion in the nasal cavity. This needs to be examined at a specialist clinic in a specialist hospital.

If the symptoms of olfactory loss have occurred only recently for a short period of time. Then one has to recognize if there is a recent history of cold or rhinitis. If there is a history of colds or rhinitis, you just need to use medication for colds or rhinitis.

Another thing is that your sense of smell is failing, to what extent, if it's mild it should be fine with some medication to regulate it. If the degree is already very serious, or has been a long time, and has not had a cold or rhinitis. Then it may be a little more complicated to adjust.

That's why the most important thing to do is to get a diagnosis. Find a good doctor, or go to the hospital and ask.

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Colds are a very common disease, colds are acute rhinitis, so colds can be characterized by dryness, burning, itching sensation in the nose, sneezing, profuse runny nose, nasal congestion, and reduced or loss of smell. We can see that colds can cause decreased or lost sense of smell

(As shown in the figure, this is the anatomical map of our nasal cavity, when the external olfactory elements enter the nasal cavity, with the air vortex, to the top of the nasal cavity, that is, the olfactory zone, olfactory elements to stimulate the olfactory zone mucous membranes, the olfactory potential is generated, the current with the olfactory elements to reach the olfactory bulb, and gradually uploaded to the olfactory center, then produce the sense of smell)

When we have a cold, the nasal mucosa is congested and edematous, the turbinate will be enlarged, can block the olfactory fissure, olfactory pigment is very difficult to reach the olfactory region, there is a possibility of olfactory malfunction; secondly, inflammation is upward spread to the olfactory mucosa, olfactory mucosal inflammation, mucosal congestion and edema, olfactory dysfunction can be seen. These two causes of olfactory dysfunction, mostly with the improvement of the cold, mucous membrane gradually repair, olfactory function will gradually return to normal. However, there is another kind of olfactory dysfunction that is difficult to return to normal, which may be viral infection, or viral infection of the olfactory nerve, causing a kind of olfactory dysfunction.

In a nutshell! When we have a cold, it can cause a loss of the sense of smell, which is one of the most common symptoms of a cold, and most of the time, as the cold heals, the sense of smell quickly returns to normal!

Loss of smell from a cold is a very common problem, and it is usually a good idea to check for rhinitis, pharyngitis, or neurological abnormalities.

When suffering from a severe cold, it will cause nasal congestion, at this time the nasal mucosa in the nasal cavity becomes congested and edematous, it will lose the sense of smell. In fact, the olfactory nerve itself is still functioning normally, but due to the obstruction of the nose, the air can not enter the olfactory region, the substances in the air can not be dissolved in the olfactory region of the mucous membrane secretion, no chemical changes, of course, can not stimulate the olfactory nerve endings, so there will be a loss of sense of smell.

Generally when the cold symptoms improve, the sense of smell and taste will gradually recover, if still not improved, oral phenmetrazine or mephentermine symptomatic treatment, after the treatment of the sense of taste or smell is still significantly reduced, should be timely consultation. Pay attention to the balance of nutrition during the cold to ensure the body. It is important to drink a reasonable amount of water and ensure that you are in a good mood. Reasonable nutrition of the body, to ensure that sleep.

There will be this kind of situation. Colds are a common and frequent disease, usually caused by respiratory viral infections, manifested by nasal congestion, cough, headache, fever and other systemic symptoms, when cold, rain, excessive fatigue the human body's immune system decreases the invasion of bacteria and viruses lead to. Colds can lead to a runny nose, nasal congestion, and a reduced sense of smell. When you have a cold or flu, your sense of smell is diminished due to nasal congestion, but your sense of smell is still not restored even though your cold has gotten better. In fact, this is due to the fact that during a cold, the cold virus has spread to the olfactory nerve, resulting in inflammation of the olfactory nerve, which loses its normal function and is unable to sense odors.

After the cold caused by the sense of smell is not sensitive, need to actively treat the cold can be, the cold is well, the sense of smell will gradually recover, to drink more warm water, pay attention to rest, and timely use of drugs to treat colds. Generally you can use Contac, Quick, compound aspirin and other drugs to carry on the treatment, the common cold is generally do not need to use antibiotics, generally 1 week like can be self-cure, only combined with the infection then need to symptomatic treatment. Usually pay attention to diet, avoid cold and greasy food, pay attention to keep warm.

Will. In upper respiratory tract infections accompanied by loss of taste and smell are caused by colds. The sense of smell is one of the sensory functions of a person. Various lesions within the nasal passages are common causes of smell disorders. Obstructive lesions in the nasal cavity, such as colds, lead to nasal congestion and congestion and edema of the nasal mucosa, which prevents gas molecules from entering the olfactory region channels, so that the opportunity to contact with the olfactory cells is isolated or reduced. This results in a loss or diminution of the sense of smell.

For the recovery of the sense of taste and smell, there is no need to give special treatment, only need to actively treat the cold. For the initial stage of cold, you can take aminocrystalline granules, if there is fever and headache and other symptoms, you can change to take sensory kang. If the cold has been for many days, with cough and phlegm symptoms, it is recommended to add antibiotics, cephalosporins or respiratory quinolones, and at the same time to take some cold and clear heat granules of a class of proprietary Chinese medicines.

Colds can cause a loss of the sense of smell. Because the symptoms of a cold include nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc., when the symptoms of nasal congestion are severe, the sense of smell will be lost.

There are generally two reasons for the malfunction or loss of the sense of smell: first, the olfactory epithelium at the top of the nasal cavity is inflamed and swollen, so that the olfactory particles can not make effective contact with the olfactory epithelium, and this situation tends to improve very quickly as the inflammation of the nasal cavity subsides. The second is that the virus directly damages the olfactory epithelium at the top of the nose. At this point, even if the nasal passages are clear, different odors cannot be perceived.

You can use some compound aminophenol alkylamine granules, or Sanjiu Cold and Flu Ling for treatment, which can relieve the symptoms of cold, but during the treatment of cold, you should drink more warm water, which is helpful for the recovery of the body. Usually pay attention to rest, do not overwork and stay up late, eat a light diet, do not eat spicy stimulating food.

Colds usually do not cause loss of sense of smell, even if the nasal congestion is sometimes severe and the sense of smell is dull, it is only temporary. However, people who are weak and have repeated colds are prone to rhinitis. If the rhinitis remains untreated for a long time, hypertrophy of the turbinates, or even nasal polyps, it will eventually lead to olfactory failure and inability to smell, which is called nasal abyss in traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, rhinitis should be actively treated, it is important to pay attention to exercise, enhance immunity, prevent and reduce the occurrence of colds.

Olfactory dysfunction is a common symptom in otorhinolaryngology, which can be manifested as hyposmia, loss of smell, olfactory inversion, heterosmia and phantom smell. There are many causes of dysosmia, with upper respiratory tract infections (e.g., colds, flu), head trauma, and rhinosinusitis being the most common causes of dysosmia.

After catching a cold, the sense of taste and smell may be temporarily impaired due to the effects of bacteria and viruses. Don't worry too much, after recovering from the cold, the sense of taste and smell can be restored to normal. Therefore, it is necessary to actively use medication to treat colds, the more commonly used are cold and clear heat granules, compound aminophenol alkylamine capsule and so on. Drink more water and eat more vegetables. Pay attention to more rest, avoid overwork. After recovery, you should strengthen physical exercise to enhance physical fitness.

It would, except that the phenomenon is temporary.