title: OLAF: standardization of international olfactory tests.
abstract: Developed in the 1990 s, the "Sniffin 'Sticks" test for the assessment of olfactory threshold, odor identification and discrimination has become a widely used tool both in clinical and research settings. Originally pencil-and-paper documented, it may now be applied using a computer program. The "Filemaker" based software "OLAF" guides the examiner through any user-defined arrangement of the test battery, stores all data in a database, and offers results sheets to be printed out for convenience. The royalty-free program may be downloaded from http://www.tu-dresden.de/medkhno/riechen_schmecken/olaf.zip as a runtime solution application. It is currently available in four languages (English, French, German, and Italian) which can be toggled by a single mouse click, and is suitable for Windows as well as Apple platforms. In conclusion, the currently described software is expected to further facilitate and standardize olfactory testing with the "Sniffin' Sticks" test battery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hummel
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zucco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iannilli
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maboshe
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hummel
mesh_terms: D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012903:Smell