Olfactory disorders and consequences
(2022) p.437-457- Abstract
Generally, three functions are assigned to the sense of smell, namely warning of potential danger, social communication, and importance for eating and drinking. These functions are also reflected in some of the complaints of patients with smell disorders: occurrence of household accidents, inability to smell other people like family members, loss of flavor perception. Still, approximately 5% of the general population live without a sense of smell with “age” being a major factor in smell loss. Other major causes of olfactory loss include acute infections of the upper respiratory tract, sinonasal diseases (including chronic rhinosinusitis, allergies), or head trauma. People can live without a sense of smell, but they lose quality of life... (More)
Generally, three functions are assigned to the sense of smell, namely warning of potential danger, social communication, and importance for eating and drinking. These functions are also reflected in some of the complaints of patients with smell disorders: occurrence of household accidents, inability to smell other people like family members, loss of flavor perception. Still, approximately 5% of the general population live without a sense of smell with “age” being a major factor in smell loss. Other major causes of olfactory loss include acute infections of the upper respiratory tract, sinonasal diseases (including chronic rhinosinusitis, allergies), or head trauma. People can live without a sense of smell, but they lose quality of life with a portion of the ones affected showing signs of depression. In this chapter we provide an overview—apart from the effects of olfactory loss on quality of life—on the classification of olfactory loss, causes of olfactory disorders apart from age, ways to perform a work-up of the patient with olfactory loss, and suggestions for the treatment of olfactory loss.
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- author
- Hummel, Thomas ; Croy, Ilona ; Georgiopoulos, Charalampos LU and Haehner, Antje
- publishing date
- 2022-01-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Depression, Nose, Olfaction, QOL, Smell
- host publication
- Flavor : From Food to Behaviors, Wellbeing and Health, Second Edition - From Food to Behaviors, Wellbeing and Health, Second Edition
- pages
- 437 - 457
- publisher
- ScienceDirect, Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85140583927
- ISBN
- 9780323914932
- 9780323899031
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-323-89903-1.00012-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- d27f6327-7d4a-470d-a5db-f0e6abfa56f8
- date added to LUP
- 2023-02-09 11:25:46
- date last changed
- 2024-04-16 07:13:08
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abstract = {{<p>Generally, three functions are assigned to the sense of smell, namely warning of potential danger, social communication, and importance for eating and drinking. These functions are also reflected in some of the complaints of patients with smell disorders: occurrence of household accidents, inability to smell other people like family members, loss of flavor perception. Still, approximately 5% of the general population live without a sense of smell with “age” being a major factor in smell loss. Other major causes of olfactory loss include acute infections of the upper respiratory tract, sinonasal diseases (including chronic rhinosinusitis, allergies), or head trauma. People can live without a sense of smell, but they lose quality of life with a portion of the ones affected showing signs of depression. In this chapter we provide an overview—apart from the effects of olfactory loss on quality of life—on the classification of olfactory loss, causes of olfactory disorders apart from age, ways to perform a work-up of the patient with olfactory loss, and suggestions for the treatment of olfactory loss.</p>}},
author = {{Hummel, Thomas and Croy, Ilona and Georgiopoulos, Charalampos and Haehner, Antje}},
booktitle = {{Flavor : From Food to Behaviors, Wellbeing and Health, Second Edition}},
isbn = {{9780323914932}},
keywords = {{Depression; Nose; Olfaction; QOL; Smell}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{01}},
pages = {{437--457}},
publisher = {{ScienceDirect, Elsevier}},
title = {{Olfactory disorders and consequences}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-89903-1.00012-8}},
doi = {{10.1016/B978-0-323-89903-1.00012-8}},
year = {{2022}},
}