The fragrance has its importance in our life because through it we not only experience things but many times our memories are associated with it. For example, whenever you feel a special fragrance from childhood, that fragrance reminds you of childhood. Seen this way, fragrance enriches our daily life and personal experience. In such a situation, not being able to feel the fragrance is a big problem in itself, which almost everyone has experienced during the Corona infection period. But do you know that not only Corona but lack of smelling ability can be due to many other reasons also?
Yes, let us tell you that apart from Corona, some other health conditions can also lead to loss of sense of smell. In such a situation, if you are facing any kind of problem in sensing the fragrance, then you should try to know and understand its reason. In this article, we are telling you about what kind of health problems and fatal diseases cause loss of sense of smell.
First of all, let us tell you that the problem of loss of smelling ability is known as Anosmia in the medical world, in which there is difficulty in smelling as well as taste. Talking about anosmia, the person suffering from it also experiences stress and mental depression to a great extent. The condition of anosmia can be caused by other health conditions or diseases. Let us know about these health conditions or problems due to which someone may face difficulty in smelling.
Due to increasing age
With increasing age, some people experience a decrease in their ability to smell. In fact, with increasing age, just as the functionality of other body parts gets affected, the nervous system present in the nose also becomes weak. Due to this, elderly people have difficulty in smelling things.
Early symptoms of Alzheimer's
Loss of smell can be an early symptom of serious neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease or sclerosis. Therefore, if you are experiencing loss of sense of smell due to old age, then you should consult a doctor for this. So that he can test and identify its true cause because problems related to the nervous system can be very fatal for you.
Due to a head injury
The ability to smell can also be lost due to serious head injury. The nervous system present in the nose transmits the information of smell to the brain. In such a situation, due to head injury, your brain is unable to understand the signals sent by the nervous system and you are unable to feel the smell. Therefore, if you are facing a problem with smelling, then definitely check whether any old head injury is responsible for this. For this, you must contact the doctor, and he will advise for proper testing.
Signs of allergy or infection
Difficulty in smelling may be a sign of some kind of allergy or infection. For example, after infection with Covid 19 virus, there is a decrease in the ability to smell. Similarly, in the case of other viral infections or allergies, the sense of smell also becomes weak. Therefore, if you face any such problem, then definitely get yourself checked so that any serious infection can be identified on time.
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