Anosmia

Anosmia is a condition where the people fail to sense the odors. The related terms of anosmia are hyposmia and hyperosmia. Hyposmia means inability to smell the odor. Hyperosmia means increased ability. Some people fail to sense the particular odor. That condition is called specific anosmia. The most common causes of anosmia are smoking, drug intake, zinc deficiency, cadmium poison, intake of toxins, infection in the respiratory system, common cold, hyper tension, thyroid, etc. It is also common for old age people. Doctors generally start the treatment with the some odor test reports. The odor tests are taken with the help of available odors likes butter, coffee, lemon, grapes, ginger, garlic, vanilla and cinnamon. After seeing the test reports, doctors will provide you the best treatment.