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Potential application of electronic odor diffuser in olfaction testing.

Tadashi Ishimaru¹, Hitomi Ishimaru¹

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hyotan-machi ENT Clinic, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.

Auris, Nasus, Larynx

|March 24, 2024

Summary

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The AROMASTIC® device, an electronic odor diffuser, demonstrated validity in olfactory testing by correlating well with established T&T olfactometry. This suggests electronic odor generators are promising tools for smell assessments.

Keywords:

Anosmia Hyposmia Olfaction disorders Olfactometry

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Area of Science:

Otorhinolaryngology
Neuroscience
Medical Device Technology

Background:

Olfactory testing varies globally, utilizing different methods like UPSIT (U.S.), Sniffin' Sticks (Europe), and T&T olfactometry (Japan).
Electronic odor generators are not standard in olfactory assessments, unlike electronic oscillators in audiometry.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the AROMASTIC® device, an electronically controlled odor diffuser, as a potential tool for olfactory testing.
To assess the validity of the AROMASTIC® screening test (AS-test) by comparing its results with T&T olfactometry.

Main Methods:

Forty participants from an olfactory clinic underwent the AS-test using the AROMASTIC® device, which diffuses five distinct odors.
Participants reported the odors they could detect, and the total number of detected odors was recorded as the AS-score.
Concurrent olfactory assessment was performed using standard T&T olfactometry.

Main Results:

The AS-scores showed a significant correlation with the detection and recognition thresholds obtained from T&T olfactometry.
This correlation confirms the AS-test's validity as an olfactory assessment tool.

Conclusions:

The AROMASTIC® device, utilizing electronic odor diffusion, shows promise for olfactory testing.
Electronic odor generators represent a potentially valuable advancement in the field of olfaction assessment.