Loss of smell after corona (covid-19) is unfortunately now a well-known and worldwide phenomenon. Loss of smell and taste are common symptoms of a corona infection. After you have recovered from the infection, it does not always mean that you will immediately regain your sense of smell and taste. ENT doctors and scientists are busy […]
Hyposmia is a medical term used to describe a reduced sense of smell, which means that a person is less sensitive to odors than normal. People with hyposmia can still perceive odors, but with less intensity than people with a normal sense of smell. It can range from mild to severe decreased sense of smell. […]
We are occasionally asked whether it is also useful to use nose plugs in the case of parosmia. Parosmia is an olfactory disorder in which odors are perceived, but they are processed in a different way than normal. In many cases, normal and pleasant odors are experienced as dirty and unpleasant. This form of parosmia […]
An olfactory threshold test (or smell threshold test) is a smell test that examines the concentration up to which a subject can perceive an odor. The lower the concentration a person can perceive, the better a person’s sense of smell is. There are various olfactory threshold tests available, on this page we explain these tests […]
Several studies have been published on the use of the drug Dupilumab and its effect on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). One of the symptoms of CRS is a decreased sense of smell (hyposmia) and in many cases a total loss of sense of smell (anosmia). What is Dupilumab and is this drug the solution for people […]
Anosmia is a medical term used to denote the complete loss of the sense of smell. People suffering from anosmia are unable to detect odors, regardless of their intensity. It can be a temporary or permanent problem and can have a significant impact on a person’s life, as smell plays an important role in tasting […]
In September we will be present at the annual ECRO congress in Nijmegen (The Netherlands). The congress will take place from September 18 to September 21. Sense Trading will be present with a booth to show our products in the field of smell and taste such as smell tests, taste tests and smell training kits. […]
Do women smell better than men? I recently came across this question in Corpus (educational center) in Leiden and I thought it would be interesting to investigate this further. Various studies have been carried out using, among other things, our smell tests (such as the Extended Test and UPSIT smell test) to look at the […]
It is clear that the sense of smell is important for the quality of life. Being unable to smell temporarily or for a long time has a major impact on how we experience things and can greatly hinder us in our daily life. Since the outbreak of corona, it has also become clear to the […]
People with a smell disorder (olfactory disorder) have either a decreased sense of smell, no sense of smell, or changes in the way they perceive smells. The different olfactory disorders are: Qualitative and quantitative loss of smell If we look at the literature, we can divide the causes of an olfactory disorder into qualitative and […]
