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Taste disorders, although often underestimated, can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. Understanding the epidemiology and impact of these disorders is crucial for healthcare professionals to provide timely and appropriate care to affected individuals. However, the prevalence of taste disorders remains unclear, with reported rates spanning a wide range in the literature, from as low as 0.6% to as high as 20%. This variability underscores the complexity of taste disorders and highlights the need for further research to elucidate their prevalence, causes, and implications for public health. In this context, exploring the epidemiological aspects of taste disorders becomes essential for better recognition, diagnosis, and management of this often-overlooked medical condition.
Basic taste terminology: taste disturbances
| Terminology | Description |
|---|---|
| Ageusia | Complete loss of taste sensation |
| Aliageusia | Perception of a bad taste for something usually considered a "good" taste |
| Dysgeusia | A general term for any abnormal taste sensation |
| Gustation | The scientific term for the process of taste sensation |
| Hypergeusia | An increased sense of taste |
| Hypogeusia | A diminished sense of taste |
| Parageusia | Altered taste sensation in the presence of a tastant |
| Phantogeusia | Taste sensation in the absence of a tastant |
| Presbygeusia | Alteration in taste sensation is considered a result of ageing |
| Tastant | Any... |
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