Smell loss

Applications GC-MS is widely used in thermoplastics problem-solving. The presence of unknown components is a recurring problem, both during production and in end products. Such components often cause unwanted side-effects such as discoloration, smell, loss of specific properties and side reactions. In these cases it is important to identify and quantify components quickly and effectively. Complex problems such as unwanted product discoloration can usually be addressed by means of a multidisciplinary approach. 

SS Schiffman. Taste and smell losses in normal aging and diseases. J Am Med Assoc 278 1257-1362, 1997. 

These include impaired immunity, weight loss, loss of taste and smell, loss of appetite, skin rashes and depression. Some people may be borderline zinc deficient. Accelerated rates of wound healing and improved appetite and taste acuity occurred when these people were... 

Celiac Disease. A disturbance of the lower gastroiatestiaal tract, celiac disease is a chronic disease characterized by loss of appetite and weight, depression and irritabiUty, and diarrhea frequendy followed by constipation (35). One of the more disturbiag features of ceHac disease is the large, frothy, foul-smelling stools. The disease may develop ia childhood or later ia life. Frequendy, the patients who develop the disease ia adulthood report having had some of the symptoms duting childhood. 

Antithyroid drags have several side effects. The most frequent side effects are maculopapular rashes, pruritus, urticaria, fever, arthralgia and swelling of the joints. They occur in 1-5% of patients [1, 2]. Loss of scalp hair, gastrointestinal problems, elevations of bone isoenzyme of alkaline phosphatase and abnormalities of taste and smell are less common. The incidence of all these untoward reactions is similar with MMI and PTU. Side effects of MMI are dose-related, whereas those of PTU are less clearly related to dose [1]. PTU may cause slight transient increases of serum aminotransferase and y-glutamyl transpeptidase concentrations but also severe hq atotoxicity whereas methimazole or carbimazole can be associated with cholestasis. The side... 

Patients may complain of loss of smell or taste, with sinusitis or polyps the underlying cause in many cases. Postnasal drip with cough or hoarseness can also be bothersome. 

The Act, however, probably reflects the ancient view that disease can be carried by smell. Essentially, the Act provides two approaches. The first concentrates on the cause of the nuisance and how to remedy the nuisance. Here the defendant can claim that he is using best practicable means to abate the smell or that such means will be used in future. The second deals with the loss of amenity suffered by the complainant here the nuisance must be removed completely. 

As pointed out earlier, adaptation or loss of sensitivity due to previous stimulation, is strong in the sense of smell and its effects are quite longlasting. If a person who lives in a polluted area comes back from holidays he or she may be much more sensitive to the surrounding odours as before, but he or she will soon loose this sensitivity again. 

Red meat, shellfish and wholegrain cereals are good sonrces of zinc (most of the zinc is in the bran and germ of the cereal). Zinc is a component of more than 100 enzymes which carry ont a wide range of cellular functions and most of the zinc is present in mnscle. A deficiency of zinc is associated with slow wonnd healing, decreased appetite, loss of taste and smell and decreased immune function. 

Pneumoconiosis has been reported among workers exposed to nickel dust, but exposure to known fibrogenic substances could not be excluded. Nasal irritation, damage to the nasal mucosa, perforation of the nasal septum, and loss of smell have only occasionally been reported in workers exposed to nickel aerosols and other contaminants. ... 

Selenium dusts produce respiratory tract irritation manifested by nasal discharge, loss of smell, epistaxis, and cough. A group of workers briefly exposed to unmeasured but high concentrations of selenium fume developed severe irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, followed by headaches. Transient dyspnea occurred in one case. Workers exposed to an undetermined concentration of selenium oxide developed bronchospasm and dyspnea followed within 12 hours by metal fume fever (chills, fever, headache) and bronchitis, leading to pneumonitis in a few cases all were asymptomatic within a week. ... 

Organic Sensory neuropathy (dysarthia, paresthesia, constriction of visual field, loss of taste, hearing, smell), motor dysfunction (tremors)... 

Morgenstern et al reported on over 200 workmen in an American chemical plant making H during World War II, focusing on 10 case histories that illustrated the immediate and delayed effects of daily exposure to small quantities of H vapor. Exposure for 3 wk. to 6 mo ed these men to the dispensary for treatment of respiratory distress. Typically, a man developed some or all of the following symptoms red eyes, photophobia, lacrimation, impaired vision, blepharospasm, loss of taste and smell, nosebleed, sore throat, chest pain, wheeting, and dyspnea. After several such occurrences, a worker was removed from further contact with H. 

Blocked nose and loss of sense of smell add Xin Yi Magnoliae flos), Bo He (Menthae herba) and Bai Zhi (Angelicae dahuricae radix) to open the nasal orifices. 

These herbs are used particularly to transform phlegm and open the nose orifice. They are warm and aromatic. As they can effectively transform dampness and phlegm, and open the nose orifice, they are used for runny nose, blocked nose and loss of the sense of smell, such as in sinusitis. 

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