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RewiewsAbout the classification of olfactory disorders (based on domestic and foreign documents)
E. Yu. Radtsig (1), E. P. Osipova (1)
(1) Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University Ministry of Healthcare of the Russia, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2019-3-87-92
ABSTRACT
Living in the “world of odors and sounds” we pay quite a little attention to the problems of olfactory perception, both normal and impaired. The possible reasons include the lack of specialized equipment (especially for objective study of the olfactory analyzer function), the impossibility of digitizing the smell (as well as the taste) even with use of high-tech technologies that deal with the substance at nano level as well as the rare complaints of olfaction problems among otorhinolaryngologist’s patients, especially pediatric ones. On the other hand, there is increasing evidence that the impaired odor perception significantly affects the life quality: it can result in nutritional and weight disorder, depression and subsequently in neurodegenerative diseases and even death, so the need to assess the state of the olfactory analyzer is important for medical practitioners (including otorhinolaryngologists). This paper considers the issues of terminology, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment of olfactory dysfunction based on the materials presented in domestic and foreign literature, and lists some chemicals and medicinal products capable of affecting the olfactory function. The presented literature review may be useful for otorhinolaryngologists both planning and conducting the study of olfactory function in patients with various ENT pathologies.
Publication date:
18.06.2019
Keywords:
olfaction, impaired olfaction, olfaction disorders. For citation:
Radtsig E. Yu., Osipova E. P. About the classification of olfactory disorders (based on domestic and foreign documents). Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2019;18(3):87–92. https://doi.org/ 10.18692/1810-4800-2019-3-87-92