Loss of smell and taste in rhinitis may be associated with acute rhinitis, chronic atrophic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis and other diseases, and general, drug and surgical treatments may be chosen according to the cause and characteristics of the disease. The main reason for this symptom is that the sensory pathways of smell and taste have a part of overlapping area in the cranium, and when the sense of smell is impaired, it will have a certain degree of collateral effect on the sense of taste.
1. Acute rhinitis: it can be caused by viral and bacterial infections as well as stimulation by adverse physical and chemical factors, and the mucous inflammatory edema in the olfactory region causes the above symptoms. Nasal spray hydroxymetazoline and other decongestants to eliminate edema, oral fast-acting cold capsule, cold clear capsule and Yin Qiao tablets and other proprietary Chinese medicines, as well as amoxicillin and other antibiotics to control the bacterial infection treatment.
2. Chronic atrophic rhinitis: the mucous membrane and glands of the nasal cavity are atrophied, the mucous membrane surface mucus of the olfactory region is reduced, and the olfactory pigment cannot be dissolved and cannot stimulate the sense of smell. Compound menthol nasal drops, 0.5% hexenestrol oil and other drugs can be used to drip the nose, and warm saline rinse the nasal cavity. If the effect of conservative treatment is not good, you can choose to bury the nasal cavity under the mucous membrane for treatment.
3. Allergic rhinitis: patients with allergies have nasal allergic reaction after contacting allergens, nasal mucous membrane is edematous, and odor molecules can’t contact the olfactory region to cause disease. Need to avoid contact with allergens, oral loratadine and other antihistamines, montelukast and other leukotriene receptor antagonists, nasal spray budesonide and other glucocorticoids.
When the occurrence of rhinitis loss of smell and taste, can actively seek medical systematic examination, clear diagnosis and standardized treatment in accordance with medical advice.