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Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Anosmia may be temporary or permanent. [ 3 ] It differs from hyposmia, which is a decreased sensitivity to some or all smells. [ 2 ] Anosmia can be categorized into acquired anosmia and congenital anosmia.
Body odor. Body odor or body odour (BO) is present in all animals and its intensity can be influenced by many factors (behavioral patterns, survival strategies). Body odor has a strong genetic basis, but can also be strongly influenced by various factors, such as sex, diet, health, and medication. [1] The body odor of human males plays an ...
Identifiers. MeSH. D012903. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The sense of smell, or olfaction, [ nb 1 ] is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. [ 2 ] The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste.
7190. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The olfactory system, or sense of smell, is the sensory system used for olfaction (i.e., smelling). Olfaction is one of the special senses directly associated with specific organs. Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system.
Phantosmia (phantom smell), also called an olfactory hallucination or a phantom odor, [ 1 ] is smelling an odor that is not actually there. This is intrinsically suspicious as the formal evaluation and detection of relatively low levels of odour particles is itself a very tricky task in air epistemology. [further explanation needed] It can ...
That’s because Cano, 20, has developed parosmia, a post-COVID condition that can make once-pleasant foods and scents smell and taste disgusting. Think sewage, garbage or smoke. For Cano, coffee ...
Olfactory fatigue. Olfactory fatigue, also known as odor fatigue, odor habituation, olfactory adaptation, or noseblindness, is the temporary, normal inability to distinguish a particular odor after a prolonged exposure to that airborne compound. [1] For example, when entering a restaurant initially the odor of food is often perceived as being ...
One method used to diagnose parosmia is the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT). "Sniffin' Sticks" are another diagnostic method. [11] These techniques can help deduce whether a specific case of parosmia can be attributed to just one stimulating odor or if there is a group of odors that will elicit the displaced smell.