Research: Our smelling power is decreasing due to increase in the level of air pollution
New Delhi:
Loss of smell: Loss of smell or halitosis is one of the major symptoms of COVID-19. Loss of any sense of smell can affect our overall health and quality of life. But when a sudden respiratory infection can cause a temporary loss of this important sense, your sense of smell gradually declines. Staying in PM2.5 is working us towards this loss. The amount of PM 2.5 in the atmosphere at large, in small children and families, is all due to the reaction caused by the fuel. New research shows that increasing PM in the air is affecting our ability to smell as we breathe and see the same air.
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Right above the umbilical cord in the lower part of our brain the olfactory is filled. This sensitive piece of tissue is what helps us smell. Not only this, it also protects us from viruses and pollutants entering the brain. But due to repeated exposure, its capacity starts decreasing.
Murugappan Ramanath Jr., a Rhine associate at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, told BBS that our data show that the risk of loss of smell (anosmia) increased 1.6 to 1.7 times with continuous dust pollution. Dr. Ramanathan has been working on anosmia for a long time. It was also revealed in this research whether people suffering from anemia were living in high PM 2.5 reflections? Ramanathan conducted this study on 2690 citizens, in which he found that about 20 percent had anosmia and most of these people were non-smokers. PM 2.5 levels were found to be significantly higher in the boundaries where patients with anosmia lived. The analysis, when adjusted for gender, race, body mass, alcohol or tobacco use, concluded that a small increase in anosmia in people exposed to PM 2.5 may be the cause of the problem.
In 2006, a Mexican study using strong coffee and the odor of mandarin showed that urban residents of Mexico City have decreased ability to smell compared to summers.
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