Assessment of Taste Function.
Handb Exp Pharmacol
; 275: 295-319, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1245536
ABSTRACT
Taste disorders, impacting well-being and physical health, can be caused by many etiologies including the use of medication. Recently, taste disturbance is also considered as one of the predominant symptoms of COVID-19 although its pathogenesis requires further research. Localized taste disorders may be overlooked considering that whole-mouth taste perception is insured through several mechanisms. Individuals often fail to discern taste from flavor, and interviews/surveys are insufficient to properly assess taste function. Hence, various taste assessment methods have been developed. Among them, psychophysical methods are most widely applied in a clinical context. Less-biased electrophysiological, imaging, or morphological methods are used to a much lesser degree. Overall, more research is needed in the field of taste.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Taste
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Handb Exp Pharmacol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
164_2021_471
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