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Reduced sense of taste
Medical condition
Hypogeusia is a reduced ability to taste things (to taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty substances). The complete lack of taste is referred to as
ageusia .
Causes of hypogeusia include the
chemotherapy drug
bleomycin ,
[1] an
antitumor antibiotic ,
Bell's Palsy , and zinc deficiency among others.
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References
^ Ackerman, Bruce H.; Kasbekar, Nishaminy (1997).
"Disturbances of Taste and Smell Induced by Drugs" . Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy . 17 (3): 482–496.
doi :
10.1002/j.1875-9114.1997.tb03058.x .
ISSN
1875-9114 .
PMID
9165552 .
S2CID
12671326 . Archived from
the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-01-29 .
^ Pisano, Michele; Hilas, Olga (2016-05-01).
"Zinc and Taste Disturbances in Older Adults: A Review of the Literature" . The Consultant Pharmacist . 31 (5): 267–270.
doi :
10.4140/TCP.n.2016.267 .
PMID
27178656 .
^ Heyneman, Catherine A. (2016-06-28).
"Zinc Deficiency and Taste Disorders" . Annals of Pharmacotherapy . 30 (2): 186–187.
doi :
10.1177/106002809603000215 .
PMID
8835055 .
S2CID
20569450 .
^ Ikeda, M.; Ikui, A.; Komiyama, A.; Kobayashi, D.; Tanaka, M. (25 June 2007).
"Causative factors of taste disorders in the elderly, and therapeutic effects of zinc" . The Journal of Laryngology & Otology . 122 (2): 155–160.
doi :
10.1017/S0022215107008833 .
ISSN
1748-5460 .
PMID
17592661 .
S2CID
35435439 .
^ Stewart-Knox, Barbara J.; Simpson, Ellen E. A.; Parr, Heather; Rae, Gordon; Polito, Angela; Intorre, Federica; Sanchez, Maud Andriollo; Meunier, Natalie; O'Connor, Jacqueline M.; Maiani, Giuseppe; Coudray, Charles (26 July 2007).
"Taste acuity in response to zinc supplementation in older Europeans" . British Journal of Nutrition . 99 (1): 129–136.
doi :
10.1017/S0007114507781485 .
ISSN
1475-2662 .
PMID
17651517 .