Hyposmia: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Hyposmia

Viral Upper Respiratory Infection

Other symptoms include sore throat, dry mouth, cough, posttussive emesis, hyposmia, and fatigability. [symptoma.com]

[…] mucus nasal congestion pain or pressure behind the face a runny nose a scratchy or sore throat sneezing Less common symptoms can include: bad breath body aches headache hyposmia [medicalnewstoday.com]

- Hyposmia/anosmia. - Facial/dental pain. - Headache. [slideshare.net]

Nasal Polyp

/anosmia or one major and two of the following minor factors, headache. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] to anosmia, changes in sense of taste, and persistent postnasal drainage. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Nasal polyps are strongly associated with Aspirin allergy Symptoms include obstruction and postnasal drainage, congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, anosmia, hyposmia, facial [merckmanuals.com]

Upper Respiratory Infection

Kallmann Syndrome

OBJECTIVE: Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a genetic disorder with the distinctive features of hyposmia or anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Kallmann syndrome (KS) is defined by the association of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia/hyposmia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Associated findings were hyposmia, high pitched voice, absence of puncta and smooth philtrum. Hormonal assay showed hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Sinusitis

More often, though, patients seek evaluation for nasal stuffiness, hyposmia or cacosmia, and purulent nasal and postnasal secretions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Postnasal drip/rhinorrhoea, nasal obstruction and hyposmia as primary symptoms were significantly more likely to be associated with a positive CT (chi squared test p=0.0001 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

/anosmia or one major and two of the following minor factors, headache. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Sinusitis

Sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and post-nasal drip Hyposmia / anosmia Occasionally, acute otitis media (earache) Other manifestations of URTI such as pharyngitis [amboss.com]

Nasal obstruction Loss of sense of smell (hyposmia) Fever Fatigue Previous URTI/AOM etc etc Sinusitis should be suspected if these symptoms persist for over a week (under [dundeemedstudentnotes.wordpress.com]

Assessment & recognition The key features of acute rhinosinusitis are: Nasal blockage Rhinorrhoea (nasal discharge) In association with: Hyposmia (reduced sense of smell) [entsho.com]

Olfactory Groove Meningioma

Moreover, visual deficits (hypophthalmos, visual acuity impairment, and vision loss), nasal obstruction, hyposmia, epistaxis, and papilledema may be seen. [symptoma.com]

Anosmia and hyposmia was present in 9 and 10 cases respectively. Visual disturbances was seen in 16 cases. [journalijar.com]

Hyposmia is related to the local involution or disconnection of the olfactory bulb. [em-consulte.com]

Anosmia

Severe posttreatment hyposmia and anosmia have been observed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: QoL is severely impaired in patients with chronic severe hyposmia or anosmia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

What Are the Symptoms of Hyposmia or Anosmia? [med.uth.edu]

Fracture of the Cribriform Plate

Zinc deficiency has been associated with hyposmia and dysosmia. d. Diabetes mellitus. [dartmouth.edu]

Imaging did not show any lesions of brain olfactory structures in these patients, but 82.5% of them had anosmia and 12.5% had hyposmia. [nabis.org]

As the names suggests, post-traumatic olfactory loss describes anosmia or hyposmia which results from a head injury. [fifthsense.org.uk]

Sinusitis

There may be hyposmia and a feeling of pressure behind the face, particularly when bending forward. [symptoma.com]

Symptoms of rhinosinusitis include facial congestion/fullness, nasal obstruction, nasal discharge / purulence / discoloured PND, hyposmia, purulence, facial pain and pressure [stpaulssinuscentre.com]

[…] the nose Pressure and pain in the face Congestion and blockage in the nose Tenderness (pain when touched) and swelling over the affected sinus Reduced ability to smell (hyposmia [merckmanuals.com]

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Type 18

Anosmia or hyposmia is related to the absence or hypoplasia of the olfactory bulbs and tracts. [uniprot.org]

Methods and Findings Thirty-two male HH patients with anosmia/hyposmia (Kallmann Syndrome, KS; n = 26) or normal sense of smell (nHH; n = 6) were enrolled (age range, 18–61 [figshare.com]

Parkinson Disease

[…] our previous studies, we observed that several pre-Parkinson symptoms (eg, constipation, weight loss, and erectile dysfunction) preceded the onset of motor symptoms. 2 - 4 Hyposmia [dx.doi.org]

Hyposmia and visual hallucinations are helpful pointers in distinguishing Parkinson's disease from atypical Parkinsonism and should be specifically enquired about in the history [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rhinosinusitis

Additional signs associated with ABRS can include fever, fatigue, hyposmia, ear fullness or pressure. [worldallergy.org]

Symptoms: Symptoms of CRS can be varied and can include facial pressure or pain, post-nasal drainage, nasal blockage, anosmia or hyposmia, or fatigue. [worldallergy.org]

Isolated Congenital Anosmia

Search for the genetic cause of isolated congenital anosmia and hyposmia in an extended Faroese family. [findresearcher.sdu.dk]

The assessment of a hyposmia/anosmia should be carried out by an ENT specialist with a suitable material. [medcraveonline.com]

Overview Citationformats Standard Search for the genetic cause of isolated congenital anosmia and hyposmia in an extended Faroese family. / Karstensen, Helena G; Mang, Yuan [findresearcher.sdu.dk]

Nasal Fracture

Hyposmia 5. Watery rhinorrhoea 6. Visual disturbance 7. Diplopia 8. Epiphora 9. Altered bite 10. Loose teeth 11. Trismus. [slideshare.net]

[…] function) -previous injuries to nose (30% of patients had pre-existing nasal deformities).........Photographs -focal symptoms: nasal obstruction, loss of smell (anosmia or hyposmia [ent.com.au]

Persistent anosmia or hyposmia may occur in as many as 5% of individuals who suffer head injury with or without nasal trauma and has been observed to resolve spontaneously [clinicalgate.com]

Vasomotor Rhinitis

Presenting symptoms are rhinorrhoea, sneezing, nasal pruritus and hyposmia. [patient.info]

In general, patients with NARES present with nasal congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus, and hyposmia. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (RBD), autonomic symptoms, hyposmia, hallucinations and motor symptoms seem to be more common in prodromal DLB than in prodromal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Evidence that RBD is a synlucleinopathy includes the frequent presence of subtle prodromal neurodegenerative abnormalities including hyposmia, constipation, and orthostatic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Age, hyposmia, impaired color vision, abnormal dopaminergic imaging, mild cognitive impairment and possibly sleepiness, may identify patients at greater risk of more rapid [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Allergic Rhinitis

We present a patient with known mild persistent allergic rhinitis due to house dust mites who experienced progressive worsening of nasal obstruction with associated hyposmia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atrophic Rhinitis

Actually, the orthonasal psychophysical testing showed that four patients out of nine had anosmia, three out of nine had hyposmia and two out of nine were normosmic. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Alcoholism

Alcohol-related brain damage manifests clinically as cognitive dysfunction and the loss of smell sensation (hyposmia) and pathologically as generalized white matter atrophy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ethmoid Sinusitis

[…] or anosmia Headache Fever Halitosis Fatigue Dental pain Cough Ear pain, pressure, fullness Reprinted from Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol 117, Donald C. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

[…] with the Diagnosis of Chronic Sinusitis Facial pain or pressure Facial congestion or fullness Nasal obstruction or blockage Nasal discharge, purulence, or postnasal drip Hyposmia [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Chronic Hypertrophic Rhinitis

The common nasal symptoms were nasal obstruction 12 (100%), watery nasal discharge 4 (33.3%), and hyposmia 2 (16.7%). [smjonline.org]

Common Cold

Clinical symptoms include nasal congestion and obstruction, purulent nasal discharge, maxillary tooth pain, facial pain or pressure, fever, fatigue, cough, hyposmia or anosmia [doi.org]

Purulent Rhinitis

[…] or anosmia Headache Fever Halitosis Fatigue Dental pain Cough Ear pain, pressure, fullness Reprinted from Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol 117, Donald C. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Foster-Kennedy Syndrome

Zinc deficiency has been associated with hyposmia and dysosmia. d. Diabetes mellitus. [dartmouth.edu]

(In the absence of fracture, frontal head trauma is less likely to cause hyposmia.) e. [dartmouth.edu]

Multiple sclerosis is a rare cause of hyposmia, presumably on the basis of olfactory tract demyelination. f. [dartmouth.edu]

Suprasellar Tumor

Neurological complaints, such as mild mental or motor dysfunction, vertigo, epileptic attack, hyposmia, were present in a much lower degree (from 2.3 to 9.3% of patients) [go.galegroup.com]

Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis

Rhinocerebral disease may manifest as unilateral, retro-orbital headache, facial pain, numbness, fever, hyposmia, and nasal stuffiness, which progresses to black discharge [webmedcentral.com]

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Do patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension suffer from hyposmia? Med Hypotheses. 2008;71(5):816–817. 24. Khoo KF, Kunte H. [dovepress.com]

Nasal Packing

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) Sexes Eligible for Study: All Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No Inclusion Criteria: hyposmia and nasal obstruction [clinicaltrials.gov]

COVID-19

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