噴射式基準嗅覚検査の臨床的有用性について -多施設による検討成績-

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The Committee of Investigation of Olfactory Function Tests of Japan Rhinology Society developed a new standardized acuity test using a jet stream olfactometer (JSO). In this paper, its clinical usefulness was described. About 300 subjects participated in three experiments. The averages of detection and recognition threshold of JSO in normal subjects were 0.555±1.34 and 2.066±1.06. Those values were similar to that of a previous method. The recognition threshold of phenylethyl alcohol were elevated compared with those of methyl cyclopentanelone and isovaleric acid significantly. Evaluation of JSO and T & T olfactometry showed significant correlation in threshold results for both olfactometries in patients with some olfactory disturbance. These results indicated that a JSO can be used for a screening test of dysosmia in clinical setting.