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hyposmia
1. A defect in the sense of smell.
2. An abnormally deficient ability of smelling.
3. A reduced ability to detect and to recognize odors.
2. An abnormally deficient ability of smelling.
3. A reduced ability to detect and to recognize odors.
A sniff of hope for people with damaged smelling capabilities
- There have been few treatments for the condition of the loss of the sense of smelling.
- There is now hope that a long-established asthma drug may help to restore one's smelling.
- Research has shown that levels of two proteins in the nasal lining, called cAMP and cGMP , are low in people with hyposmia.
- Some people have received various doses of theophylline, a drug used to treat asthma, which is known to inhibit the breakdown of cAMP and cGMP.
- At the end of the treatment, 70 percent of the people with hyposmia had an improved sense of smelling, according to standard tests.
- The improvements disappeared when people stopped taking the drug.
- Hyposmia affects around 20 million people in the U.S. alone.
- It can be started by allergies, viral infections, and head injuries.
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hypo-, hyp-
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osmo-, osmia-, osmi-, osm-, -osmia, -osmatic (smell) +
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hyposphresia, hyposmia
A diminished sense of smell.
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