It appears that drug-induced dysgeusia can be alleviated by reducing the drug's dose or by substituting a second drug from the same class.
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While the exact role of zinc in dysgeusia is unknown, it has been cited that zinc is partly responsible for the repair and production of taste buds.
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Because medications have been linked to approximately 22 % to 28 % of all cases of dysgeusia, researching a treatment for this particular cause has been important.
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From these tests, ratings of pleasantness can be obtained using either the direct scaling or magnitude matching method and may be of value in the diagnosis of dysgeusia.
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Certain diagnostic tools can also be used to help determine the extent of dysgeusia . pontine brainstem facial nerve pathway, which may play a role in gustatory function.
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There is not a sufficient amount of evidence to determine whether or not zinc supplementation is able to treat dysgeusia when low zinc concentrations are not detected in the blood.
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Here are some tasty definitions : loss of the sense of taste is ageusia; decreased taste sensitivity, hypogeusia; increased sensitivity, hypergeusia; and taste sensory distortion, dysgeusia.
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Topical anesthesia of the tongue has been reported to be of use in the diagnosis of dysgeusia as well, since it has been shown to relieve the symptoms of dysgeusia temporarily.
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Topical anesthesia of the tongue has been reported to be of use in the diagnosis of dysgeusia as well, since it has been shown to relieve the symptoms of dysgeusia temporarily.
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Taste loss can vary from true aguesia, a complete loss of taste, to hypogeusia, a partial loss of taste, to dysgeusia, a distortion or alteration of taste.
