Understanding Smell and Taste Loss During a Cold

What happens to your sense of taste when you can't smell due to a cold?

• You can't taste anything.

• You can only taste sweet flavors.

• You can only taste salty flavors.

• You can taste everything normally.

How can you catch a common cold?

• By drinking cold water.

• By exercising in cold weather.

• Through direct contact with an infected person.

• By eating spicy food.

What is the role of taste buds in the perception of taste?

• They detect temperature of food.

• They help in chewing food.

• They send signals to the brain about flavors.

• They produce saliva.

What percentage of what we taste is influenced by our sense of smell?

• 10%

• 25%

• 80%

• 50%

Apart from a cold, what is another reason for losing your sense of taste?

• Exercising excessively.

• Eating too much sugar.

• Dehydration.

• Sleeping too much.