Why is my nose not as sensitive to smell?

The human nose has a very sensitive sense of smell. According to surveys, it can identify more than 10,000 odors. However, due to various reasons, many people have a loss of sense of smell, which directly affects the patient's taste buds and causes great inconvenience to the patient in diet. There are many reasons for this phenomenon. So what is the reason for the insensitive sense of smell?

First, what is the reason for the insensitive sense of smell? There are usually two reasons for the loss or loss of smell: one is that the olfactory epithelium at the top of the nasal cavity is inflamed and swollen, so that the olfactory particles cannot effectively contact the olfactory epithelium. This situation often improves 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 time, even if the nasal cavity is unobstructed, different smells cannot be felt. This situation is often difficult to recover. Guidance: As for how to treat it at present, it is still a thorny issue. It is recommended that you try multiple vitamins, neurotrophic agents (such as Mecobalamin), and hormone sprays in the nasal cavity, such as: Renocort, Fu Shuliang, Berkner, etc. Chinese patent medicines for the treatment of rhinitis are usually not very helpful. Life care: It should be noted that if the condition does not improve after long-term treatment and observation, or the sense of smell is further reduced, you should go to the local hospital for further examination, including sinus CT, to rule out other possible causes, such as: sinusitis, early nasal polyps, olfactory nerve tumors, etc.

Second, people always say that the brain will rust if it is not used, and the same goes for the sense of smell, the more you use it, the more sensitive it becomes. Try to describe the smell you smell. You can also blindfold yourself and try to identify the different smells. For example, before drinking coffee, you can smell the aroma of the coffee carefully and then drink it. If you insist on smelling your food and drinks before eating or drinking, I believe that your sense of smell will improve in no time.

What happens if your sense of smell is not as good? If you have a loss of sense of smell, you should first go to the hospital for a specialist examination as soon as possible to check whether there is any obstructive disease in your nasal cavity. If the condition does not improve or the sense of smell further decreases after a period of treatment and observation, further examinations should be done, including sinus CT, to rule out other possible causes, such as sinusitis, early nasal polyps, and olfactory nerve tumors, and then treatment should be given according to the cause. The olfactory epithelium has the potential for differentiation and regeneration. Generally, the onset time is short. As long as the cause of nasal congestion is resolved, the damaged epithelial cells can be gradually repaired over time, and the sense of smell can also be improved accordingly. If the disease lasts for a long time, the damage to the olfactory epithelium may become irreversible. At this time, even if the nasal cavity is unobstructed, different smells cannot be sensed.