Olfactory identification, detection thresholds, and sensitivity in kidney disease patients

While there is evidence for a decline in olfactory identification scores for patients with Kidney Disease, there are contradictory results for detection thresholds. Some results indicate higher thresholds while others found similar thresholds or elevated thresholds for one odorant, but not others. The current study evaluated the olfactory abilities with participants diagnosed with Kidney Disease for numerous odorants. No significant differences were found in olfactory identification, detection thresholds, or sensitivity compared to healthy controls. Despite the non-significant results, there did appear a trend of poorer olfactory abilities in Kidney Disease participants. The differences in olfactory performance also varied from odorant to odorant which indicates that a standardized set of odorants should be used when assessing threshold detection scores in the Kidney Disease population.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Jones, Joseph Wesley

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ozbek, Irene Nichols, 1947-
• Ross, David F.; Foerder, Preston G.; Elwell, Jeffrey; Walker, Randy
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Smell -- Threshold
• Odors -- Psychological aspects

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/123

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1124