Yu dɔn lɔs yu sɛns bak fɔ smɛl? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt hyposmia!

Sɔntɛnde yu kin fil lɛk se yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl fayn lɛk aw yu bin de smɛl trade? Sɔntɛm di fayn fayn smel we it de kɔmɔt na di kichin, di smel we fayn fayn flawa dɛn de mek, ɔ di smel we di wɔl de smɛl afta ren dɔn kam... We dɛn tin ya nɔ de fil strɔng lɛk aw dɛn bin de fil trade, i de mek yu fred smɔl, nɔto so? Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt dis ridyus sɛns fɔ smɛl, we dɛn kɔl hyposmia na mɛrɛsin. Dis kin bi sɔntin we de afɛkt yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi. So lɛ wi tek wan luk pan dis mɔ ditayli.

Wetin rili na hyposmia?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, hyposmia na we yu nɔ de smɛl igen. I tan lɛk redio we bin de rili lawd ɛn di vɔlyum de go dɔŋ smɔl smɔl. I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ no di smel ɛn fɔ no difrɛns. Dis difrɛn frɔm we yu jɔs lɔs yu sɛns fɔ smɛl.

Naw, lɛ wi si, di kɔmplit lɔs pan di sɛns fɔ smɛl dɛn kɔl am `(Anosmia)`. Dat min se yu nɔ go ebul fɔ smɛl ɛnitin. Dɔn bak, sɔmtɛm yu kin gɛt distɔrjmɛnt sɛns fɔ smɛl, we min se yu kin smɛl gud smel na bad we, lɛk bɔn smel, ɔ bad smel difrɛn we, dat na `(Parosmia)`. So hyposmia na di opɔsitet fɔ dɛn tu tin ya, we na we i wik fɔ smɛl. Dat min se yu kin smɛl, bɔt nɔto strɔng ɛn klia lɛk aw yu bin de smɛl bifo. Yu ɔndastand?

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Infakt, pipul dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl kin gɛt sɔm kayn prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mek dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl. Akɔdin to sɔm statystik na Amɛrika, lɛk 12% pan di pipul dɛn gɛt sɔm kayn prɔblɛm wit dɛn sɛns fɔ smɛl. pan dεm, hyposmia, we na wan kכndyushכn we de ridyus di sεns fכ smεl, de afekt bכt 3%.

Bɔt na sɔntin we yu fɔ mɛmba: di risk fɔ mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl igen kin bɔku we yu de ol. Dat min se as wi de ol, di we aw wi de smɛl nɔ de wok fayn, ɛn di we aw wi de smɛl nɔ de wok fayn bak. E kin bi nɔrmal, ɔr kin bi sayn fɔ sɔm kayn mɛrɛsin.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ dis?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ hyposmia kin apin wantɛm wantɛm, ɔr kin kam smɔl smɔl as tɛm de go. Yu kin gɛt tin dɛn lɛk:

• Nɔmal smel, lɛk di smel we kɔfi kin smɛl na mɔnin, flawa, ɛn sop, nɔ kin notis lɛk aw i bin de.
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ no sɔm smel dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we yu nɔ ebul fɔ no di smel we yu lɛk fɔ it ɔ wan patikyula sɛnt de smɛl fayn.
• Nɔ ebul fɔ no difrɛns bitwin di smel dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, fɔ nɔ ebul fɔ no di difrɛns bitwin di smel we lɛmon de smɛl ɛn di smel we ɔrɛnj de smɛl.

Imajin, if yu nɔ bin rili ebul fɔ smɛl yu fav flawa gadin, ɔ di fayn fayn kɔri we yu mama bin de kuk... wetin yu go du if yu nɔ bin ebul fɔ smɛl dɛn fayn? Dat go pul smɔl gladi at na layf, nɔto so?

Wan ɔda impɔtant tin na dat 80% pan wi sɛns fɔ teist de afɛkt wi sɛns fɔ smɛl.Dis na sɔntin we bɔku pipul dɛn nɔ no. So, we yu nɔ de smɛl igen, yu kin fil lɛk se di teys fɔ it dɔn chenj. I nɔ kin te fayn, ɔ i kin ivin te lɛk se i nɔ fayn. Wi de kɔl dis `(Dysgeusia)`. So if yu fil se nɔto jɔs di smel nɔmɔ bɔt di teist fɔ it dɔn go dɔŋ, dat kin gɛt fɔ du wit dis bak.

Wetin mek dis de apin to wi? Wetin na di rizin dɛn?

Difrɛn tin dɛn kin mek pɔsin gɛt hayposmia. Sɔm wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm, tin dɛn we de apin na di say we wi de, ɔ prɔblɛm wit di nervɔs sistɛm kin mek i apin. Bɔku tɛm, di men tin we kin mek yu nos kin wam ɔ swel insay yu nos. Dis prɔblɛm kin apin we di mɔlyul dɛn we de smɛl nɔ ebul fɔ rich di smel sɛl dɛn we de insay yu nos. I kin kam bak bikɔs ɔf di nyurolɔjik prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di pat dɛn na di bren we de mek pɔsin smɛl.

Wetin na di rizin dɛn we mek pɔsin gɛt wɛlbɔdi?

Dɛn wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm ya kin mek pɔrsin gɛt hyposmia:

• Alɛji: Pipul dɛn we kin gɛt kol ɔltɛm ɔ we nɔ kin gɛt alɛji to dɔst ɔ pɔlin kin gɛt swɛlin insay dɛn nos ɛn dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ smɛl bɛtɛ.
• Baktri infεkshכn: Infεkshכn dεm na di nos εn di sayn kכva dεm, lεk raynosinusitis (dεn kin kכl am bak saynsaytis), nos vεstibulitis, כ sayn infεkshכn we nכ de te. Dɛn infɛkshɔn ya kin mek bak di insay pat na di nos swel ɛn ful-ɔp wit mכkus, we kin blok di pasej fɔ smɛl.
• Vayral infɛkshɔn: Di COVID-19 vayrɔs na di men ɛgzampul fɔ dis. Dɔn bak, tin dɛn lɛk di flu ɛn di kɔmɔn kol kin mek yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl fɔ sɔm tɛm.
• di nos polip dεm: Dis na sכm sכft tisu dεm we nכ de gro we nכ de fil pen we kin fכm insay di nos כ di sayn kכva dεm. we dεn gro big, dεn kin blכk di nos pasεj dεm, we kin mek i at fכ mek di sכmtin dεm we de smεl rich di sεl dεm we de smεl na di nos.
• di septum we de kכmכt: di wכl fכ di kכtilaj εn di bon we de na di midul pan di nos de kכmכt na wan say. Dis kin mek sɔm pipul dɛn nɔr kin ebul fɔ blo fayn ɛn gɛt prɔblɛm wit di sɛns fɔ smɛl.
• di כmon dεm we nכ de balans: di chenj dεm we di כmon dεm na di bכdi, spεshal wan we uman bεlε, i kin afekt di sens fכ smεl sכmtεm.
• Tayp 1 Dayabitis : Pipul wae gɛt shuga kin gɛt pwɛl hat sik, wae kin afɛkt dɛn sɛns fɔ smɛl.
• Nɔ it fayn: If yu nɔ it sɔm tin dɛn lɛk zink fayn fayn wan, dat kin mek bak yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl igen.
• Dɛn tit prɔblɛm: Tin dɛn lɛk we yu tut kin rɔtin bad bad wan ɛn yu gɔm sik kin mek yu blo bad bak, ɛn i kin ivin afɛkt di we aw yu de smɛl smɔl.

Yu tink se tin dɛn we de apin na di envayrɔmɛnt kin afɛkt am bak?

Yɛs, sɔm tin dɛn we de apin na di envayrɔmɛnt kin mek am bak. Sɔm tin dɛn we wi kin du ɛvride kin afɛkt di we aw wi de smɛl:

• Smok: Dis na tin we bɔku pipul dɛn no. Di kemikal dɛn we de insay sigrɛt de pwɛl di smel sɛl dɛn na di nos.
• Sɔm mɛrɛsin: Sɔm antibayɔtik, antihistamin, blɔd prɛshɔn mɛrɛsin, ɛn antidipreshɔn kin mek yu nɔ smɛl igen as sayd ɛfɛkt.
• Fɔ lɔng tɛm we dɛn de yuz sɔm kemikal dɛn: Pipul dɛn we de wok na faktri, pent shɔp, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn, kin gɛt lɔs fɔ smɛl bikɔs dɛn de pan ebi ebi mɛtal lɛk lid ɛn sɔlvɛnt.
• Hed ɛn nɛk redyushɔn tɛrapi: Redyushɔn tɛrapi fɔ tin dɛn lɛk kansa kin pwɛl di sɛl dɛn na da eria de ɛn mek i nɔ de smɛl igen.
• Snif drɔgs lɛk kɔkɛyn: Dɛn drɔgs ya kin pwɛl di dilik mɛmbran dɛn we de insay di nos, we kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl igen.

Aw di prɔblɛm dɛn we de na di nervɔs sistɛm kin afɛkt?

Di sɛns fɔ smɛl na kɔmpleks tin we kin apin. We di tin dɛn we de smɛl go insay di nos, dɛn nid fɔ pas to di bren. So, if prɔblɛm de wit di nerve pathways we de go na di bren ɔ di pat na di bren we de no di smel, di sɛns fɔ smɛl kin ridyus. Sɔm nyurolɔjik sik dɛm lɛk dɛn wan ya kin gɛt fɔ du bak wit hyposmia:

• Pakinsin sik: Wae yu nɔr de fil fayn fɔ smɛl kin bi wan fɔs sayn fɔ dis sik.
• Alzaima sik: Dis sik kin afɛkt bak di sɛns fɔ smɛl bikɔs i kin pwɛl di bren sɛl dɛm.
• Multiple sclerosis (MS): Dis na sik bak we kin afɛkt di nervɔs sistɛm.

Di rilayshɔn bitwin hyposmia ɛn COVID-19

Yu no se hyposmia na wan pan di fɔs sayn dɛm we bɔku pipul dɛm we gɛt COVID-19 kin gɛt? Bɔku tɛm, na di fɔs sayn we de wɔn pɔsin. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin lɔs dɛn sɛns fɔ smɛl bifo dɛn gɛt fiva ɔ kɔf.

Bɔt nɔto ɔltɛm yu kin gɛt lɔs fɔ smɛl bikɔs ɔf `(COVID-19)`. I kin bi bak bikɔs ɔf ɔda rizin dɛn. Bɔt if yu notis wantɛm wantɛm se yu nɔ de smɛl, mɔ di tɛm we dis sik de, i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Dɔn, if nid de, yu kin gɛt tɛst fɔ `(COVID-19)`.

Us prɔblɛm dɛn dis kin mek wi gɛt?

Hyposmia nɔto jɔs we pɔsin nɔ de smɛl igen. I kin gɛt big impak pan yu kwaliti fɔ liv. Imajin aw i go mek wi at pwɛl if wi nɔ ebul fɔ ɛnjɔy di teist we di it de te. I kin afɛkt bak di we aw pipul dɛn de tɔk to dɛnsɛf. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl sɔntin lɛk yu yon bɔdi smel, i kin mek ɔda pipul dɛn shem.

Mɔtalman, di tin we de mek yu denja pas ɔl na we yu nɔ ebul fɔ no di smel dɛn we de wɔn yu bɔt denja. Tink bɔt dis:

• If faya ɔ smok de , i kin bi big denja if yu nɔ notis di smel we sɔntin de bɔn na di kichin we i de na di stov.
• Sɔntin lɛk gas we de lik . Aw i denja if yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl gas lik frɔm gas silinda?
• Fɔ it dɛn we dɔn pas ɔ we dɔn pwɛl . Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu nɔ ebul fɔ smɛl fish filɛt ɔ wan paket milk ɛn yu nɔ ebul fɔ no if i dɔn pwɛl, yu kin sik we yu it dɛn.
• Pɔyzin kemikal dɛn . Sɔm wata fɔ klin ɛn peshɛnt sayd dɛn kin gɛt strɔng smel. If yu nɔ no da smel de, i nɔ kin izi fɔ tek tɛm wit dɛn.

So, di sɛns fɔ smɛl na wan rili impɔtant sɛns fɔ wi sef.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no dis kɔrɛkt wan?

Bɔku tɛm we yu go to dɔktɔ, dɛn go aks yu kwɛstyɔn dɛn fɔs. Aw lɔŋ yu dɔn gɛt dis prɔblɛm, ɛni ɔda sayn de, us mɛrɛsin yu de tek, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn Dɔn, dɛn go luk if nyurolɔjik kɔz de fɔ dis, lɛk COVID-19.

Dɔn, i go mɔs bi se dɛn go sɛn yu to spɛshal pɔsin we de mɛn yu yes, nos, ɛn trot (ENT spɛshal pɔsin). Na de, i go chɛk yu sayn ɛn insay yu nos fɔ chɛk fɔ si if yu gɛt infɛkshɔn, polip, ɛn swɛlin na di nos. Dɛn kin du dɛn tɛst ya bak:

• Nasal endoscopy: Dis na fɔ put wan smɔl, tin tiub wit kamɛra we dɛn tay na di ɛnd insay di nos fɔ chɛk insay di nos. Dis kin mek yu ebul fɔ si di insay pat pan di nos klia wan. I nɔ kin fil fayn smɔl, bɔt i nɔ kin mek pɔsin fil pen.
• Imej tɛst: Dɛn tin ya na CT (kɔmpyuta tomografi) skan ɛn MRI (magnɛtik rɛsɔnans imej) skan. Dɛn tin ya kin mek dɛn mek ditayli pikchɔ dɛn bɔt di tin dɛn we di nos, di sayn dɛn, ɛn di bren de mek.
• Sεns fכ smεl tεst: Dis na spεshal tεst dεm we de tεst yu ebul fכ no difrεn sεnt dεm, lεk sכm sכm bכtul dεm. Dis kin ɛp fɔ no aw yu de smɛl.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ dis?

Di gud nyus na dat dɛn kin trit hyposmia. Bɔt di tritmɛnt dipen ɔl pan fɔ fɛn ɛn trit di ɔndalayn kɔz. Dat min se, di tritmɛnt go difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di tin we mek i gɛt am. Di men tin dɛn we yu fɔ du na:

• Di we aw pipul dɛn de liv dɛn layf kin chenj
• Fɔ tren fɔ smɛl: Dis na nyu we. insay dis, pipul dεn kin εkspos to difrεn strכng sεnt dεm (e.g. ros, lεmon, klov, yukaliptus) fכ fכ sεkכnd evride, lεk tu tεm insay di de, fכ tray fכ bil bak di mεmכri fכ di sεnt. Dis dɔn gɛt gud rizɔlt fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn.
• Mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin gi
• Sɔntɛm na ɔpreshɔn.

Bikɔs ɔlman in prɔblɛm difrɛn, di tritmɛnt dɛn kin difrɛn. If yu nɔ de smɛl na bikɔs ɔf nyurolɔjik kɔz ɔ COVID-19, i bɛtɛ fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt us tritmɛnt dɛn we rayt fɔ yu.

Di we aw pipul dɛn de liv dɛn layf kin chenj

Fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt hyposmia bikɔs ɔf di tin dɛm wae de apin na dɛn envayrɔmɛnt, di sayn dɛm kin kam bak wans dɛn dɔn pul di kɔz. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if pɔsin we de smok lɛf fɔ smok, di sɛns we i dɔn lɔs fɔ smɛl kin kam bak smɔl smɔl. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, we pɔsin de yuz kemikal fɔ lɔng tɛm na in wokples, dat kin mek i nɔ de smɛl sote go. So, if yu avɔyd dɛn kayn tin ya, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ smɛl igen.

Mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz

Di sayn dɛm we de sho se pɔsin nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ blɔd kin ridyus bak bay we dɛn gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ trit di ɔndalayn kɔz. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu nɔ de smɛl na bikɔs ɔf alɛji, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu antihistamin ɔ sprɛy na yu nos fɔ mek yu nɔs nɔ swel ɛn mek yu ebul fɔ smɛl bak. Ɔ, if na bikɔs ɔf sayn infɛkshɔn, dɛn kin gi yu antibayɔtik (if na baktriyal infɛkshɔn).

Ɔpreshɔn

Sɔm kayn bad bad kes dɛm, dɛn kin nid fɔ du ɔpreshɔn fɔ trit di hyposmia. Bɔt di kayn ɔpreshɔn we dɛn go du go dipen pan di prɔblɛm we de ɔnda am. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu gɛt di septum we dɔn kɔmɔt, wan ɔpreshɔn we dɛn kɔl sɛptoplasty kin mek i stret. If yu gɛt nasal polyp, yu kin nid fɔ ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul dɛn. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn ɔpreshɔn ya kin mek yu ebul fɔ smɛl bak.

Aw lɔng dis tin go las?

I dipen ɔl pan wetin mek i apin. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin jɔs nɔ smɛl fɔ sɔm dez. Fɔ ɛgzampul, kɔmɔn kol kin mek yu nɔr de smɛl fɔ sɔm dez ɛn afta dat i kin go bak to nɔmal. Ɔda wan dɛn, mɔ afta dɛn dɔn gɛt infekshɔn lɛk COVID-19, kin gɛt sɔm sayn fɔ mɔnt, ivin ia. Bɔt i sɔri fɔ no se, sɔm tɛm dɛn, di hayposmia kin de fɔ ɔltɛm, mɔ if na sɔntin lɛk we di nerv dɛn dɔn pwɛl.

So, if yu want fɔ ridyus dɛn sik ya kwik kwik wan, go to dɔktɔ fɔ advays. We i dɔn fɛn di rizin, i go gi yu di rayt tritmɛnt.

Wi go ebul fɔ mek dis nɔ apin?

Infakt, bɔku pan di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ blɔd, wi nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol am. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we pɔsin de ol ɛn sɔm tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin in jɛnɛtiks. So, nɔto ɔltɛm i pɔsibul fɔ mek wi nɔ gɛt am. Bɔt tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ ridyus di prɔblɛm we wi gɛt:

• YuIf yu de wok na say we gɛt kemikal dɛn we de ambɔg yu, mek shɔ se yu wɛr di rayt tin fɔ protɛkt yu (fes mask, mɔ di tin dɛn we yu de yuz fɔ blo).
• Manej ɛni ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm we yu dɔn gɛt (e.g. dayabitis, ay blɔd prɛshɔn). Du wetin yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du.
• Mek yu gɛt gud wɛlbɔdi na yu mɔt. Brush yu tit fayn fayn wan ɛvride ɛn tek kia ɔf yu gam.
• It balans it, mɔ it dɛn we gɛt bɔku tin dɛn lɛk zink (gren, mit, fish, nɛt).
• If yu de smok, tray fɔ lɛf fɔ smok. Dis na gud tin fɔ yu ɔl yu wɛlbɔdi.
• Nɔ snor fɔ tek drɔgs lɛk kɔkɛyn ɛn opioid. Dɛn tin ya nɔ jɔs bad fɔ yu sɛns fɔ smɛl, bɔt dɛn kin rili bad fɔ yu wan ol bɔdi.
• Protɛkt yusɛf frɔm injury na yu ed. Wear ɛlmɛt we yu de ple spɔt.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Bɔrku tɛm, if yu nɔr de smɛl fayn bikɔs ɔf tin dɛm lɛk alɛji, kol, ɔr smɔl infekshɔn go bɛtɛ fɔ insɛf insay sɔm dez. Bɔt if yu gɛt sayn dɛn we de sho se yu nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ blɔd fɔ pas tu wiks, mek shɔ se yu tɛl dɔktɔ. Nɔ jɔs tink se na sɔntin we de apin.

Dɔn bak, if yu sɛns fɔ smɛl dɔn go dɔŋ wantɛm wantɛm ɛn bad bad wan fɔ no rizin, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm , bikɔs i kin bi sayn fɔ se yu gɛt mɔ siriɔs wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm, sɔntɛm na prɔblɛm wit yu nervɔs sistɛm.

Dis rili impɔtant, bikɔs sɔntɛnde, wetin wi tink se na smɔl tin kin bi siriɔs prɔblɛm. Di kwik we wi fɛn di kɔz, na di mɔ i izi fɔ trit.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil smɔl frayd we yu gɛt chenj na yu sɛns fɔ smɛl. If yu gɛt hyposmia, yu kin aks yu dɔktɔ dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya. Nɔ shem fɔ aks dɛn, bikɔs dɛn de tɔk bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi:

• Wetin mek di we aw a bin de smɛl bin chenj?
• Wetin na di men tin we mek dis de apin?
• Us kayn tɛst yu kin advays fɔ du?
• Yu tink se na ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm kin kam wit dis? (e.g., na sayn prɔblɛm ɔ sɔntin we gɛt fɔ du wit nyurolɔjik?)
• Us tritmɛnt dɛn a kin gɛt?
• Aw lɔng i go tek fɔ mek dis sik wɛl?
• Yu tink se dis go bi sɔntin we go de sote go?
• Us chenj dɛn a nid fɔ mek na mi layf?
• Wetin a fɔ du fɔ mek sɔntin lɛk dis nɔ apin igen?

Faynal Mɛsej fɔ Tek-Hom

Wi sɛns fɔ smɛl na wan pan di bɔku we dɛn we wi kin kɔnɛkt wit di wɔl we de rawnd wi. I de mek wi gladi, lɛk di smel we flawa dɛn de mek, di smel we di bred we dɛn jɔs dɔn bek de mek, di smel we di si briz de mek. I de protɛkt wi bak frɔm bad tin.

Wan sik wae dɛn kɔl hyposmia kin afɛkt yu layf bad bad wan.Di wangren we fɔ trit dis na fɔ fɛn di ɔndalayn kɔz ɔr kɔndishɔn ɛn adrɛs am.

If yu de fil bak se yu nɔ de smɛl igen, duya tɔk to dɔktɔ. I go ebul fɔ no wetin mek yu gɛt dis sik ɛn tɛl yu fɔ gi yu di rayt tritmɛnt fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt di sik. Nɔ shem ɔ nɔ pe atɛnshɔn to dɛn tin ya. Yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl! Nɔ fred fɔ go to dɔktɔ, bikɔs if yu trit yu kwik kwik wan, bɔku tɛm dɛn kin mɛn dɛn sik ya.

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