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Luers, Jan Christoffer ORCID: 0000-0002-8273-2234, Mikolajczak, Stefanie, Hahn, Moritz, Wittekindt, Claus, Beutner, Dirk, Huttenbrink, Karl-Bernd and Damm, Michael (2014). Do the blinds smell better? Eur. Arch. Oto-Rhino-Laryn., 271 (7). S. 1933 - 1938. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1434-4726

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Abstract

If people lose a sense organ, there is thought to be an increase in the remaining sensory functions. Previous studies showed ambiguous results on this topic. In a prospective matched pair case-control study on 46 blind and 46 normal-sighted subjects, the olfactory performance was examined using the Sniffin' Sticks Test [threshold-discrimination-identification (TDI) test], determining the olfactory threshold, the identification and the discrimination performance. There was no significant difference between the groups. Neither the overall olfactory performance (TDI score) nor any of its subtests did correlate with the vision or with the duration of blindness. The study could not detect any superior smell abilities of blind subjects as compared to sighted subjects.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Luers, Jan Christoffer UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8273-2234 UNSPECIFIED Mikolajczak, Stefanie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hahn, Moritz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wittekindt, Claus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Beutner, Dirk UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huttenbrink, Karl-Bernd UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Damm, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-435013
DOI:	10.1007/s00405-013-2816-2
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. Arch. Oto-Rhino-Laryn.
Volume:	271
Number:	7
Page Range:	S. 1933 - 1938
Date:	2014
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1434-4726
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ODOR IDENTIFICATION; CONGENITALLY BLIND; TACTILE ACUITY; DISCRIMINATION; PERFORMANCE; ACTIVATION; MEMORY Multiple languages Otorhinolaryngology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/43501