Office management of taste and smell disorders.
Chemosensory disorders have been receiving increasing clinical attention but remain a difficult diagnostic problem. With the development of several well-standardized testing methods, taste or smell loss can now be verified, and this has added to knowledge concerning the common causes of dysfunction. Diagnosis typically rests upon the history and physical examination, but, except in the case of obstructive nasal and sinus pathologic conditions, therapy usually remains elusive.
Seiden
A M
AM
Taste and Smell Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio.
Duncan
H J
HJ
Smith
D V
DV
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy