Ageusia is the absence of the sense of taste.
Other taste disorders include hypogeusia (decreased ability to taste), dysgeusia (disordered ability to taste), and phantogeusia (perception of a ph...
Nature of symptoms (complete loss of taste? partial? loss of certain tastes?)
Onset
Duration
Precipitating events
Medications (new and old)
Recent infection (upper respiratory tract infect...
Treatment of the underlying cause, which may require specific medication...
Related to the cause
Taste can take 6 months to 1 year to return.
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DeVere R. Disorders of taste a...
36955009 Loss of taste (finding)
698002002 Loss of taste anterior two thirds of tongue (finding)
702531002 Loss o...
To treat the symptoms of ageusia and hypogeusia, the underlying cause must first be identified and treated. Taking a comprehensive patient ...
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