[Smell perception in smokers].
The author studied the changes of olfactory function in smokers. He established the fact that the threshold of the perception of smell increases in smokers. By studying the subjective experience of the intensity of smell he established an appearance which he named olfactory recruitment, the increased growth of smelling sensitivity, which points out the changes, not only on the olfactive mucous membranes, but on the olfactive paths as well. The author concludes that smoking influences the decrease of the function of smell and emphasizes the necessity of advising the stopping of smoking in the treatment of all types of smelling disorders, as one of the important elements of treatment.
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Vojnomedicinska akademija, Beograd Klinika za bolesti uha, nosa i grla.
D006801:Humans; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology*
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