The clinical olfactogram
Claussen, C.F.
Hno 24(6): 209-211
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-6192 PMID: 972083 Document Number: 103652
Clinical olfactometry is described in which patients are exposed to supraliminal stimuli of well-known types of odors. The results are then placed on a graded recognition scale as a polar coordinate system. Each clinical odor tested produces a typical recognition pattern which can easily be interpreted. Typical patterns for different conditions involving olfaction exist, and include euosmia, sensory anosmia, and respiratory anosmia. A simplified U-tube rhinomanometer can also be used, and data graphed on the same chart as for olfactometry. The procedure as described has been successfully tested on several hundred patients and controls.