Ice cube stimulation helps to improve dysgeusia.
Dysgeusia causes a decrease in appetite, and it is one of the major factors in undernutrition. Dysgeusia is elicited by numerous causes, and in many cases it is still difficult to treat the various symptoms complained of by patients. We herein report a case in which dysgeusia was improved by transient cooling of the mouth.
Fujiyama
Rie
R
Integrative Sensory Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan. rierika@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
Ishitobi
Shingo
S
Honda
Keiko
K
Okada
Yukio
Y
Oi
Kumiko
K
Toda
Kazuo
K
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome