How does a decrease in smell affect sleep disturbance? Is there any direct relation?
Prof. Mullol share his opinion on connection between loss of smell and sleep disorder in patients with CRSwNP.
Learning objectives
- Understand the relation between loss of smell and sleep disorder in patients
- Identify the common misinterpretation of taste loss in CRSwNP patients, noting that true significant taste loss is relatively rare compared to loss of smell
Description
In this snippet from ISIAN IRS 2024 symposium, Prof. Mullol clarifies that taste and smell are distinct senses regulated by different receptors. Hence, there is no direct link between loss of smell and sleep disorder. Instead, both are correlated with severity of the disease.
About this expert
Joaquim Mullol
Director of the Rhinology Unit & Smell Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology | Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Professor of Research and Head of the Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Respiratory Immunoallergy | August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain | Head of Research Group at Biomedical Research Network on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES) | Carlos III Institute of Health, Barcelona, Spain
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