Individual Significance of Olfaction: A Comparison between Normosmic and Dysosmic People

Olfactory dysfunctions are common in older age. The individual importance of such dysfunction is highly variable: many people do not seem to care about their olfactory dysfunction at all, others suffer and complain about problems in daily life, a reduced quality of life, or symptoms of depression. Understanding the importance of olfaction for different age groups in normosmic as well as in smell-disordered subjects may help to find reasons for insufficient coping with olfactory dysfunction.

Source: Psychosomatics - December 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Julia Murr, Thomas Hummel, Gerhard Ritschel, Ilona Croy Source Type: research