How to assess olfactory performance with the Sniffin’ Sticks test ®
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When a patient loses visual ability, new synapses may develop in the brain to adapt to new situations and sustain life with other sensory organs. We appreciate the article titled “Olfactory Function Assessment of Blind Subjects Using the Sniffin’ Sticks Test,” written by Çomoğlu et al. In this study, olfactory functions were found to be better in blind patients than in normal individuals. Enhan...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1879-7296
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.08.004