The Essence of the Sense of Taste in the Diagnosis and Speech Therapy of Adults

Abstract

The subject matter presented in the article has not yet been the subject of description in the field of speech therapy, and the sense of taste itself is often underestimated in scientific considerations. The aim of the article is to describe the sense of taste (anatomy, physiology, functions, etiology, classification of taste disorders, consequences of taste disorders, diagnosis of taste disorders), and above all to present this sense in the context of speech therapy theory and practice. The text contains proposals for therapeutic strategies and exercises stimulating the sense of taste, which can be used by a speech therapist during the therapy of a patient with dysgeusia.