OLFACTORY TRAINING

Course overview

OLFACTORY TRAINING IS A NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION. PATIENTS ON OLFACTORY TRAINING EXPOSE THEMSELVES TWICE DAILY TO 4 DIFFERENT ODORS OVER AT LEAST 24 WEEKS. THE MAIN INDICATIONS INCLUDE POSTINFECTIOUS, POSTTRAUMATIC, AND IDIOPATHIC OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION AND OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION DUE TO IDIOPATHIC PARKINSON DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS OLFACTORY TRAINING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN INSTRUCTING AND FOLLOWING THE PATIENTS WHO DO OLFACTORY TRAINING.