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 […]
The children smell test U-Sniff was developed by Burghart and can be used to assess the odor function in children aged 6 to 17 years. This children smell test exist out of 12 Sniffin’ Sticks which are pens filled with 12 different odors. The test results of this children smell test can be used to […]
Loss of smell and taste are common symptoms of a corona infection. After you are cured of the infection, it does not always mean that you immediately get your smell and taste back. ENT doctors and scientists are busy looking for the cause and its course. In the meantime, more and more studies are published […]
The COVID-19 outbreak and contamination are often accompanied by a loss of smell and taste. In addition to the usual symptoms of the flu, loss of smell and taste can be the result of a COVID-19 contamination. We also see that after the infection has recovered, people continue to suffer from a decreased sense of […]
Have you or someone close to you recently of a malfunctioning sense of smell? Then it could just be that you are suffering from Parosmia or Fantosmia. Both are disturbances of the sense of smell. This blog explains what it is, how it originates and how you can deal with it in the future. What […]
The corona virus disrupts the brain, according to research from Amsterdam UMC. This probably explains the loss of sense of smell and taste and attention and memory problems in (former) patients. An autopsy study among 21 patients who died of COVID-19 showed widespread systemic inflammation in the lungs, heart, kidney, liver, and brain, with a […]
Yesterday the German Society for Otolaryngology made a recommendation including the safe and hygienic use of smell tests. We are getting a lot of questions about how the Sniffin’ Sticks can be used safely in relation to the corona virus. The complete publication can be downloaded through this link. Unfortunately this publication is only available […]
While COVID-19 is spreading all over the world it is also becoming clear that the loss of sense of sense of smell is a possible marker of the COVID-19 virus. It is well known that post-viral anosmia is one of the most important causes of loss sense of smell in adults, accounting for up to […]
