title: [Comparison of application of several psychophysical olfactory test methods in clinic].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the consistency of four olfactory psychophysical test methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty out-patients were done with olfactory psychophysical test and the results were analyzed. The four olfactory psychophysical test methods include simple test method, UPSIT, Sniffin Sticks test and the T&T olfactometer test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The consistency of four test methods reached 85%, and UPSIT test can identify pseudo smell obstacles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is reliable and stable outcome of the four psychophysical olfactory test methods.
authors.forename: Dongsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Peizhong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D064367:Olfactometry / Q000379:methods*; D011601:Psychophysics; D012016:Reference Values; D012903:Smell; D055815:Young Adult