Symptoms and pathological features concerning cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour (7 contents)
Olfactory and taste disorders (16 contents)
How to choose a perfume for warm days?
Summer is getting closer and closer - in just a month's time we will be welcoming its calendar arrival. As the temperature rises, our tastes change in the choice of fragrances we spray ourselves...
Diet by smell?
The effect of smell on the human body is a fact that is already used in many areas of life - for example in marketing - to increase sales of a particular product. Smell can also have an effect on...
Taste disorders - what can they involve?
Anyone who has suffered from a cold at least once in his or her life knows what a loss of smell and, consequently, a loss of taste is. Although these two senses are not the most important, their...
Olfactory disorders - causes and types of abnormality
Olfactory abnormalities can occur as a result of trauma, an infection or a medical condition. A long-lasting smell disorder should raise concern and prompt a visit to an ENT doctor.
A lost sense of taste: what could be the causes?
Loss of taste is one of the complaints that patients can report to their doctors. There are many more causes of this problem than one could ever imagine, ranging from infections to dental problems or...
Obesity and the sense of smell: what could be the link between the two?
Excess body weight, in the form of both overweight and obesity, is definitely not good for health. Attention is drawn to the fact that the aforementioned problems exacerbate the risk of diabetes and...
Hyposomia, ansomia, cacasomia - a few words about olfactory disorders
Olfactorydisorders can have various causes - diseases of the upper respiratory tract caused by bacterial or viral infections, the effects of an accident and damage to bones or soft tissues are just...
Olfactory hallucinations (phantosmia): what might their causes be?
Olfactory hallucinations are sometimes referred to as phantosmia. The problem is that the patient perceives smells that in reality... do not exist. While hallucinations are primarily associated with...
It is not just genes that influence how we experience fragrances
Just as one person may find a particular perfume to smell simply insane, another may find its scent repellent. The reason for these differences is that different people may simply experience the same...
