Terner K, Nagy L, Jávor T
1st. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical School, Pecs, Hungary.
Int J Clin Pharmacol Res. 1987;7(6):507-11.
Taste threshold detection and recognition were determined on 46 dyspeptic patients and on 42 blind controls. Among the dyspeptic patients 60% suffered from different taste disorders. Among the blind controls the frequency of taste disorder was 41%. Among the dyspeptic patients heterogeusia and dysgeusia dominated, threefold compared to the control blind persons. A mild hypergeusia appeared among the patients in 21%, among the blind in 8%. There was an enhanced hypergeusia in the group of blind persons (16%), but this was found in the group of dyspeptic patients in only 4%. It is suggested that the hypergeusia may also be a compensatory function, a consequence of the loss of seeing. There was an inverse ratio between the taste acuity and taste preference. The taste threshold to the preferred taste in both groups was higher, therefore more food was needed to stimulate the taste nerves.
对46名消化不良患者和42名盲人对照者进行了味觉阈值检测和识别测试。在消化不良患者中，60%患有不同的味觉障碍。在盲人对照者中，味觉障碍的发生率为41%。在消化不良患者中，味觉异常和味觉障碍占主导，是盲人对照者的三倍。21%的患者出现轻度味觉过敏，8%的盲人出现轻度味觉过敏。盲人组中出现增强的味觉过敏（16%），但在消化不良患者组中仅为4%。有人认为，味觉过敏也可能是一种代偿功能，是失明的结果。味觉敏锐度和味觉偏好之间呈反比关系。两组中对偏好味道的味觉阈值都更高，因此需要更多食物来刺激味觉神经。
