People with a smell disorder (olfactory disorder) have either a decreased sense of smell, no sense of smell, or changes in the way they perceive smells. The different olfactory disorders are: Qualitative and quantitative loss of smell If we look at the literature, we can divide the causes of an olfactory disorder into qualitative and […]
Congenital anosmia is a condition in which people are born with a lifelong inability to smell. Not being able to smell can have a major impact on a person’s life, both in a practical sense and certainly emotionally. From childhood fears and awkward teenage moments, to a sense of failure when you can’t tell your […]
A smell test assesses the ability of test subjects to perceive, distinguish, or identify odors. Most ENT practices or ENT departments from hospitals use the Burghart’s smell tests: ODOFIN Sniffin’ Sticks or the Sensonics scratch-and-smell booklets. The Sniffin’ Sticks se are pens filled with recognizable odors that allow you to test the sense of smell […]
The PTC and PROP taste strips can be used to determine whether someone can taste PTC or PROP. With these taste strips you can reliably identify tasters and non-tasters, the strips are ideal for research studies and for classroom demonstrations. The strips are made of paper and impregnated with the taste Phenylthiocarbamide PTC or PROP […]
We are getting a lot of questions about the test procedure for the ODOFIN Sniffin’ Sticks threshold test. In the manual for the threshold test you can find the complete instructions and also an example for the staircase test procedure of the threshold test. To support this instruction, we have made a video that you […]
Loss of smell is an early and common presentation of COVID-19 infection. Although it has been speculated that viral infection of olfactory neurons may be the culprit, it is unclear whether viral infection causes injuries in the olfactory bulb region. The goal of this study is to answer the following question: What are the neuropathologic […]
The 2021 annual meeting of the BAPO (British Association for Paediatric Otolaryngology) will be held on 23/24 September in the Bramall Music Hall at Birmingham University. We are proud to announce that Sense Trading (MediSense) will also attend this conference with a small booth to show our smell and taste testing products. You are more […]
Over a century ago, Marcel Proust (1871-1922) described the French protagonist in his novel À la recherche du temps perdu (first translated into English as Remembrance of Things Past, but now commonly referred to as In Search of Lost Time) dipping a Madeleine in a cup of tea and having aroma-triggered flashbacks to his youth. Experiencing a “Proustian moment” […]
ODOFIN is the new name for the Burghart Sniffin’ Sticks and Taste Strips. In the coming period the Sniffin’ Sticks smell tests and taste strips will be marketed under the name ODOFIN Sniffin’ Sticks and taste strips. This name change will already be visible in future orders. ODOFIN smell tests and taste tests The manufacturer […]
Administering smell tests (olfactory test) is receiving more and more attention. You can perform a smell test with the help of our smell tests. Various smell tests are available but which one is right for you? On this page we explain the various Sniffin’ Sticks smell tests from Burghart and also the scratch-and-sniff smell tests […]
