I can't feel the smell of cigarettes when I smoke

Many people learned to smoke during their teenage years and have been addicted to cigarettes ever since and cannot quit at all. Although they know that smoking is harmful to the body, they do not take it seriously because the symptoms have not yet occurred. However, it is too late if they wait until smoking causes disease. Smoking will first cause damage to the human respiratory tract, and this damage is long-lasting. If a smoker suddenly can't smell the smell of cigarettes, what's going on?

In this case, it is considered to be a loss of taste, which is a phenomenon of stomach qi decline. It is recommended that you take care of your stomach, do not smoke or drink, take some stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting medicines, drink more water, eat more yam and millet porridge, and eat a light diet to see if the symptoms improve.

Taste refers to the feeling produced by the stimulation of food on the chemical receptor system of the taste organ in the human mouth. People in different regions classify taste differently. There are many factors that cause the elderly to lose their sense of taste, because the taste of food not only comes from the basic taste of the tongue, but is also closely related to the functions of smell, vision, nerves, etc.

Taste deterioration can be roughly divided into subjective and objective reasons. The subjective reasons are mainly related to emotions, while the objective reasons mainly affect the cranial nerves related to taste, thereby causing taste loss. In addition, to maintain a normal sense of taste, the saliva must be of good quality, contain normal components such as salivary enzymes, and have no pathological growth of microorganisms in the oral cavity. On the contrary, there may be problems with taste. If young or middle-aged people suddenly lose their sense of taste, they should be alert to cranial nerve problems and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

As we age, our taste buds gradually degenerate, shrink, and decrease in number. The salivary gland cells also continue to shrink, and the amount of saliva secreted decreases. Saliva not only has a digestive function, but also can moisten and dissolve food, allowing it to fully contact with taste buds and stimulate taste. also. The elderly’s teeth gradually become loose and fall out, their chewing function declines, and their sense of smell diminishes, all of which are not conducive to their ability to feel the taste of food.

First, strengthen exercise to slow down the aging process of the whole body.

Second, brush your tongue as little as possible to reduce stimulation to the tongue papillae.

Third, eat less irritating food, especially the elderly who have already experienced taste degeneration should not eat overly salty or spicy food in order to enhance the taste.

Fourth, drink more light beverages such as green tea, and avoid sweet drinks to reduce the amount of sweets staying in the mouth and producing acidic substances.