Aphemesthesia

Aphemesthesia: a forgotten sensation

Aphemesthesia is a rare medical condition that is characterized by loss of the ability to understand speech or produce one's own speech. This condition can be caused by various reasons such as head injury, stroke, brain tumors or other neurological disorders.

The term "athemesthesia" comes from the Greek words "a-" (denial) and "phemi" (to speak), as well as "aisthesis" (sensation), which means lack of the sense of speech. Although this condition can be temporary or permanent, it always has a serious impact on the patient's quality of life.

Patients with aphemesthesia may experience frustration, isolation, and depression due to difficulty communicating with others. They may have trouble understanding instructions, participating in conversations, or expressing their thoughts and feelings. Some patients may even become socially withdrawn, which can lead to social isolation.

To diagnose aphemesthesia, doctors use various tests, such as testing speech comprehension and ability to pronounce words. Treatment depends on the cause of the condition and may include rehabilitation, medications, surgery, or speech therapy.

Although aphemesthesia is a rare condition, it has serious consequences for the health and quality of life of patients. Knowledge about the symptoms and causes of aphemesthesia can help in timely diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

In modern medicine, there is a disease called “aphemesthesia.” This is a rare disorder in which the nerves responsible for the sensitivity of the tongue and palate to taste and temperature stimuli are disrupted. When sick, a person cannot determine the taste of most foods: sweet, salty, sour, bitter or spicy. He also does not perceive the taste of medicines, liquids and other objects that may have different temperatures - cold, hot. Another symptom of aphemesthesia is a disturbance in the sensation of hotness and coldness of foods and drinks.

In healthy people, when feeling the palm with the left hand, the so-called “thermal point” is determined: in this place, the receptors give a signal to the brain, which reports the temperature of the object. The center of temperature sensitivity is located mainly in the posterior part of the right hemisphere of the brain. But patients with aphemosis react only to external impulses, but their brain does not process the information received and