The sense of smell is not strongly affected by ambient temperature and humidity: a prospective study in a controlled environment.

gnorimies20.15 shared this article with you from Inoreader The sense of smell is not strongly affected by ambient temperature and humidity: a prospective study in a controlled environment. Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino The sense of smell is not strongly affected by ambient temperature and humidity: a prospective study in a controlled environment. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Oct 22;: Authors: Drews T, Nehring M, Werner A, Hummel T Abstract INTRODUCTION: The sense of smell is dependent on environmental conditions. In this study, we analysed the effect of temperature and humidity on the ability to smell. METHODS: Using the controlled setting of a hypobaric climate chamber 50 healthy participants (40 men, 10 women; mean age of 33 years) completed repeated testing in 4 different settings-cold/dry, cold/humid, warm/dry, warm/humid. The temperatures were 20-35 °C, respectively, and the humidity was set at 30-75%. Testing was performed using the "Sniffin' Sticks" test battery (odour threshold, discrimination and identification) in a semi-randomised order and in controlled atmospheric pressure conditions. RESULTS: The analysis showed that neither temperature nor humidity had a significant effect on olfactory test results. This indicates that olfactory functions in healthy, young subjects with an excellent sense of smell are not strongly affected by temporary changes in environmental conditions. PMID: 33094385 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.