OLFACTORY TRAINING

Course overview

OLFACTORY TRAINING IS A NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS WITH OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION. PATIENTS UNDERGOING OLFACTORY TRAINING EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO 4 DIFFERENT ODORS TWICE DAILY FOR AT LEAST 24 WEEKS. THE MAIN INDICATIONS INCLUDE POST-INFECTIOUS, POST-TRAUMATIC, AND IDIOPATHIC OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION AND OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION DUE TO PARKINSON DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DETAILS OF OLFACTORY TRAINING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM DURING OLFACTORY TRAINING.