Evaluation of smoking on olfactory thresholds of phenyl ethyl alcohol and n-butanol

2012 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Hayes ◽  
A.L. Jinks
Keyword(s):  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Olfactory Thresholds

scholarly journals Effects of handedness on olfactory event-related potentials in a simple olfactory task

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-153
Author(s):  
Marie Gottschlich ◽  
Thomas Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Chemical Senses ◽  
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
The Rose

The purpose of the present study was to re-investigate the influence of handedness on simple olfactory tasks to further clarify the role of handedness in chemical senses. Similar to language and other sensory systems, effects of handedness should be expected. Young, healthy subjects participated in this study, including 24 left-handers and 24 right-handers, with no indication of any major nasal or health problems. The two groups did not differ in terms of sex and age (14 women and 10 men in each group). They had a mean age of 24.0 years. Olfactory event-related potentials were recorded after left or right olfactory stimulation with the rose-like odor phenyl ethyl alcohol (PEA) or the smell of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide, H2S). Results suggested that handedness has no major influence on amplitude or latency of olfactory event-related potentials when it comes to simple olfactory tasks.

scholarly journals The influence of sex on the olfactory function in healthy subjects

2002 ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
Slobodan Savovic ◽  
Vladimir Pilija ◽  
Slobodanka Lemajic ◽  
Maja Buljcik ◽  
Dejan Nincic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Hormones ◽  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Olfactory Function ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

The sense of smell is the least examined of all senses. The significance of the organs of smell is in their influence on the mental state as well as on the vegetative, visceral and sexual functions. The objective of this experiment was to define the influence of sex on the olfactory function. It was performed on 120 subjects (60 females and 60 males) divided into three age groups (20 - 30; 31 - 40; 41 - 50 years of age). The experiment was carried out by the Fortunato-Niccolini olfactometric method using six odorous experimental substances: A - anethol, PH - phenyl-ethyl-alcohol, C citral, M - menthol, V- vanillin and P - pyridine, the thresholds of perception (TP) and identification (TI) being defined for each odorous substance. The examined females had slightly lower thresholds of perception (TP) and identification (TI) in relation to the males of the same age group. However, the differences were not statistically significant except for the group of subjects between 41 and 50 years of age where the females, being in the pre-menopause, had significantly better olfactory functions. The results can be explained by the weakening of the olfactory power as a result of ageing in both sexes, however, the females still experienced the protective role of sex hormones.

scholarly journals Olfactory Co-Stimulation Influences Intranasal Somatosensory Perception

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasanna R. Karunanayaka ◽  
Jiaming Lu ◽  
Qing X. Yang ◽  
K. Sathian
Keyword(s):  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Olfactory Sensitivity ◽  
Localization Task ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Somatosensory Stimulation ◽  
Localization Accuracy ◽  
Healthy Human Subjects ◽  
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

ABSTRACTOlfactory sensitivity is influenced by intranasal trigeminal sensation. For instance, sniffing is central to how humans and animals perceive odorants. Here, we investigated the influence of olfactory co-stimulation on the perception of intranasal somatosensory stimulation. In this study, twenty-two healthy human subjects, with normal olfactory function, performed a localization task for weak air-puff stimuli, in the presence or absence of a pure odorant, phenyl ethyl alcohol (PEA; rose odor). Visual cues were used to inform participants to briefly hold their breath while weak, poorly localizable, air-puffs and/or PEA were delivered to either nostril. Although PEA alone could not be localized, when accompanied by a weak air-puff in the ipsilateral nostril, localization accuracy significantly improved, relative to presentation of the air-puff without the odorant. The enhancement of localization was absent when the air-puff and PEA were presented to opposite nostril. Since ipsilateral but not contralateral co-stimulation with PEA increased the accuracy of weak air-puff localization, the results argue against a non-specific alerting effect of PEA. These findings suggest an interaction between the olfactory and somatosensory trigeminal systems.

scholarly journals The Effect of Endoscopic Olfactory Cleft Opening on Obstructed Olfactory Cleft Disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Rong-San Jiang ◽  
Kai-Li Liang
Keyword(s):  
Local Anesthesia ◽  
Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Olfactory Dysfunction ◽  
Olfactory Function ◽  
Threshold Levels ◽  
Olfactory Cleft ◽  
Threshold Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

Purpose. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of endoscopic olfactory cleft (OC) opening on olfaction in patients with obstructed OC disease. Materials and Methods. Patients with obstructed OC disease who underwent endoscopic OC opening for treatment were enrolled. The endoscopic olfactory cleft opening was performed under local anesthesia. Under an endoscopy, the middle and superior turbinates were gently lateralized to open the OC using an elevator. The phenyl ethyl alcohol threshold test was performed to evaluate the olfactory function both before and after surgery. Results. An endoscopic OC opening was performed on 42 patients. Amongst them, the etiology of OC obstruction revealed anatomic anomalies in 14 patients, inflammatory process in 14, and anatomic anomalies as well as inflammatory process in 14. The phenyl ethyl alcohol threshold levels improved in 32 (76.2%) of the patients after surgery. The olfactory function was better improved in patients experiencing OC obstructed by inflammatory process than those by anatomic anomalies. Conclusions. This study showed that endoscopic OC opening seemed to be effective in treating olfactory dysfunction in patients with obstructed OC disease caused by inflammatory process.

The Effect of Auricular Acupuncture on Olfactory Acuity

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Tanaka ◽  
Yoshito Mukaino
Keyword(s):  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Recognition Threshold ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture ◽  
Olfactory Acuity ◽  
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol ◽  
Auricular Branch ◽  
Odorous Substances ◽  
Single Blind ◽  
Lung Point ◽  
Olfactory Thresholds

The modulation of olfactory thresholds by auricular acupuncture at a specific auricular acupuncture point was examined. The Lung Point, supplied by the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, was employed in a controlled single blind study of a randomized population of 23 healthy volunteers. Two odorous substances, ß-Phenyl ethyl alcohol and Methyl cyclopentenolone were used to evaluate the modulation of olfactory thresholds after acupuncture. A significant decrease in the olfactory recognition threshold by acupuncture in comparison with controls (P < 0.05) for two standard odors was observed. Our findings suggest that auricular acupuncture stimulation can decrease the recognition threshold of olfactory sensitivity.

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