... in detection thresholds ( p = 0.012). No significant differences were found in identification ability tests. Results suggest that preserved sense of smell is crucial for perceiving parosmia symptoms. Conclusion: Parosmia was observed in 18% of patients, more commonly among females and often following trauma...

... 46 years) responded. Hyposmia, parosmia, and retronasal OD were most frequently reported. 55.2% had been assessed by a healthcare professional – GP most commonly, followed by ENT. Importantly, only 15.6% and 16.9% of respondents had undergone systematic assessment with smell tests or symptom...

... Sniffin’ Sticks identification smell test (mSS-SIT), to evaluate the patient olfactory outcome using a Malay short version of the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders-Negative Statements (msQOD-NS), as well as to evaluate seropositive titre (IgG) response using automated serology method. Methods: Score...

... [ 2 ]. Other main causes of olfactory impairment are sinonasal disorder, viral infections, or traumatic brain injury [ 4, 5 ], whereas recently the cases of postviral olfactory loss are increasing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [ 6 ]. The loss of smell has an impact on the quality of life...

..., olfactory dysfunction is associated with the degree of medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) [ 14 ]. Hence, assessment of cortical atrophy may be relevant in patients with idiopathic olfactory loss to support at diagnosis of underlying neurodegenerative disease. Although the diagnosis of idiopathic smell loss...

... an underlying upper airway inflammatory condition not related to the infection that caused the acute loss of olfactory function. This study included 131 patients (89 females and 42 males) who presented or were referred to our Smell and Taste Clinic with “classic” PIOD over a period of 2 years. The age...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. COVID-19 Chemosensory loss Smell Taste Prognosis The newest member of the Coronaviridae family, SARS-CoV-2, has in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic become the center of attention in media, politics, and fields of medicine...

...Ben Chen; Cara Benzien; Vanda Faria; Yuping Ning; Mandy Cuevas; Jana Linke; Ilona Croy; Antje Haehner; Thomas Hummel Introduction: Patients with chemosensory dysfunction frequently report symptoms of depression. The current study aims to clarify whether the type (smell dysfunction, taste...

...David Tianxiang Liu; Bernhard Prem; Gerold Besser; Christian Albert Mueller; Bertold Renner Self-reported chemosensory dysfunction in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 patients is common. We present a case of reversible smell loss in a young patient with mild coronavirus disease 2019...

... in home-quarantined COVID-19 patients in Greece. Methods: We provided a symptom questionnaire and instructions for a self-administered home smell-and-taste test to 79 positive COVID-19 patients from 2 tertiary hospitals in Greece. The patients recorded their subjective symptoms before and during infection...

...Antje Haehner; Julia Draf; Sarah Dräger; Katja de With; Thomas Hummel Introduction: Recent reports suggest that sudden smell loss might be a symptom of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of olfactory loss in an outpatient population who presented...

...Emilia Iannilli; Donald A. Leopold; David E. Hornung; Thomas Hummel Introduction: A number of patients with a diminished sense of smell also can suffer from parosmia. These patients with such a qualitative smell disorder are often more severely affected than patients exhibiting only a quantitative...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Odor Olfaction Smell Functional imaging Human Olfactory cortex Magnetic resonance imaging Original Paper ORL 1994;56:273-275 Izumi Koizukaa Hiroyuki Yarna Masamitsu Nagaharaa Ryuichi Mochizukia RitsuSeoa Shimadaa Takeshi...

... with symptoms of rhinitis who presented for allergy testing were administered the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. In addition each patient underwent computed tomography (CT) scanning of the sinuses. Results: Eighty percent of subjects were allergic. Subjects with allergic rhinitis...