title: Assessment of Chemosensory Function Using "Sniffin' Sticks", Taste Strips, Taste Sprays, and Retronasal Olfactory Tests.
abstract: Approximately 5% of the general population is affected by functional anosmia. An additional 15% exhibit decreased olfactory function. Many of these individuals ask ENT-doctors or neurologists for help. A cornerstone of the counselling process is the assessment of olfactory function. The aim of this work is to give a differentiated overview about the administration of commonly used psychophysical tests for olfactory and gustatory function including their normative data.
  
  
  
  The use of standardized, reliable and validated tools is mandatory to provide patients with state-of the-art counseling on treatment options.
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Walliczek
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Negoias
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hähner
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Center Smell and Taste, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. thummel@mail.zih.tu-dresden.de.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hummel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013649:Taste; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*