Smell impairment

Preview People born without a sense of smell may not miss it, but those who have enjoyed and lost the sense certainly do. For some reason, however, the problem is often dismissed or not even sought during evaluation. The authors compile from their experience at a nasal dysfunction clinic information pertinent to primary care physicians and suggestions for management. They describe reversible and nonreversible causes of olfactory impairment and provide simplified algorithms to use in patient evaluation.