Smell and Taste Disorders Top 10
- How can we further our understanding of the mechanism of disease in the nerve pathways that affect smell and taste disorders, including where parosmia and phantosmia exist.
- How can medical professionals be better educated in treating smell / taste disorders?
- Do stem cells have the potential to treat smell and taste disorders?
- How can regeneration of smell receptors be used to treat smell or taste disorders?
- What are the mental health consequences of smell/taste disorders and how can these be managed effectively?
- How can medical technology (e.g implants) be used to rehabilitate sense of smell/taste?
- How can the testing and investigations into smell/taste disorders be improved?
- What role does genetics play in smell/taste disorders?
- Are there any effective treatments for smell and taste disorders due to COVID-19 or any other viral infection?
- What coping strategies help in dealing with smell/taste disorders?
The following questions were also discussed and put in order of priority at the workshop:
- How can we determine the underlying mechanism for those smell and taste disorders that have no apparent cause?
- How can the understanding of the fluctuation and variation of symptoms be improved?
- What is the prognosis for different smell and taste disorders and what factors affect it?
- Are smell and taste disorder symptoms affected by hormone changes, such as those associated with pregnancy, periods or menopause?
- How can smell and taste disorders resulting from head injury be effectively treated?
- How can home remedies or alternative therapies (acupuncture, herbal, homeopathic, etc) help with the recovery of taste and smell?
- How can the safety risk (spoilt food, smoke, etc) that comes with smell and taste disorders be reduced?
- Do surgical interventions have the potential to improve the management of smell and taste disorders?
- Are there possible treatments for people who have lost their sense of smell from having Parkinson's disease?
- Are there any food or vitamins/food supplements that can help with smell and taste?
- How effective is smell training when a person has had anosmia for many years?
- How can other senses be used to compensate for loss of smell and taste?
- How can lifestyle habits (e.g exercise, mindfulness) help with smell and taste disorders?
- How can enjoyment of food and drink be improved for people experiencing smell and taste disorders?