Parageusy

Classification according to ICD-10
R43.2	Parageusy
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Parageusie ( ancient Greek : παρά para = next to, against; ἡ γεύσις he geusis , -εως -eos f. = The taste) describes the change in the sense of taste or the perception of taste. Parageusia is a taste disorder and is treated in the field of ear, nose and throat medicine . Taste stimuli are perceived differently than with normal taste sensation.

In contrast to anosmia, it is not the sense of smell that is affected , but rather the taste buds in the mouth, traditionally responsible for the tastes bitter , sweet, sour and salty. This leads to a changed, bad, for example bitter taste in the mouth.

The possible causes are manifold, they can be caused as side effects of drugs, gastrointestinal diseases (especially medicines against Helicobacter bacteria), heartburn or spoiled food, such as nuts or kernels .

The quality of life is noticeably impaired if, for example, everything tastes bitter . A taste disturbance can diminish and go away completely within a few days or weeks.

literature

• JM Bouchet: Hypogueusie idiopathique, avec parageusie, hyposmie et parosmie. Un nouveau syndrome . In: Annales D'oto-Laryngologie Et De Chirurgie Cervico Faciale: Bulletin De La Société D'oto-Laryngologie Des Hôpitaux De Paris . tape 89 , no. 1 , February 1, 1972, ISSN  0003-438X , p. 83-85 , PMID 5047639 (French).
• Carl von Noorden, Hugo Salomon: Handbook of Nutrition (=  Encyclopedia of Clinical Medicine . Volume 2 : Special dietetics of diseases of the digestive system ). Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-34549-8 , pp. 5/6 ( books.google.com - first edition: 1929).
• Thomas Hummel, Antje Welge-Lüssen: Smell and taste disorders: Physiology, pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches . Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-13-147811-5 , p. 115 ff . ( books.google.com ).

Web links

• Smell and taste disorders at the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery
• Taste disorders in the guidelines of the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery
• Federal Ministry of Education and Research : Bitter instead of sweet strawberry cake on bmbf.de (PDF, p. 56.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on parageusia in Flexikon , a wiki from DocCheck , accessed on 23 August 2015.
2. ↑ Taste disturbance (dysgeusia): definition - parageusia. Onmeda.de, 2015, accessed on August 23, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Thomas Brandt: Diseases of the cranial nerves . Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-13-140111-7 , p. 152 ( thieme-connect.de ).

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