Olfactory Dysfunction

Question 1

What is the absence of the sense of smell called?

Answer 1

Anosmia

Question 2

What is diminished olfactory sensitivity called?

Answer 2

Hyposmia

Question 3

What is qualitative alteration or distortion of the perception of smell?

Answer 3

Dysosmia

Question 4

What is distortion in the perception of an odorant. “Smells different than I remember?”

Answer 4

Parosmia

Question 5

What is perception of an odor when there is no odorant present?

Answer 5

Phantosmia

Question 6

What is the inability to classify, contrast, or identify odor sensations verbally, even though the ability to distinguish between smells may be normal?

Answer 6

Agnosia

Question 7

What is often associated with occipital trauma?

Answer 7

Anosmia

Question 8

What is often associated with frontal trauma?

Answer 8

Dysosmia

Question 9

What are the leading causes of olfactory disorders?

Answer 9

head trauma and viral infections

Question 10

What type of flu virus is detrimental to human olfaction?

Answer 10

Parainfluenza virus type 3