isorders of sensing smell and taste can present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the otolaryngologists,1 especially for forensic problems and especially in Islamic countries-the importance of olfactory sensation in Islamic laws is as high as whole body of a human being. There are many methods for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of olfactory sensation in the world.2 Discriminati...

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has been a popular surgical method for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome since it was introduced in the early 1980s. Olfactory loss has been reported as a rare side effect in several cases. However, the olfactory test results and the prognosis were not mentioned in these cases. We present two patients who complained of loss of olfactory function after UP...

Research on exploratory and searching behavior of animals and robots has attracted an increasing amount of interest recently. Existing works have focused mostly on exploratory behavior guided by vision and audition. On the other hand, research on smell-guided exploration has been lacking, even though animals may use the sense of smell more widely than sight or hearing to search for food and to ...

We expose a case study of a bad smell detection through metrics. In practice, bad smell detection emerges from human observations. Metrics allow to obtain an objective view of the software, so they must be used as instruments to detect bad smells. Concretely, we focus in the bad smell: Parallel Inheritance Hierarchy, using a metric subset. Although it is not a serious bad smell, however its det...

Complaints of taste and smell dysfunction unaccompanied by symptoms of neurological or nasal problems are not uncommon. However, "I can't taste" is not necessarily an accurate symptom description. Complaints tend to reflect the common confusion between taste sensations (that is, salt, sour, sweet, bitter) and flavor sensations (including taste, smell, temperature, and texture). A number of ques...

The odour emitted by the patient may be one of the first major clues leading to an early diagnosis. Certain dermatological conditions produce an obnoxious smell and several metabolic diseases are associated with a characteristic odour. Schizophrenia and several rare inborn errors of metabolism associated with enzyme deficiencies are linked with distinctive body odour. THE status of body odour h...