• Anatomy of the Olfactory System -- eMedicine article

• Anosmia and Antibiotics -- can antibiotics CAUSE anosmia?

• Anosmia, Introduction to -- long but excellent document by Tim Jabobs.

• Allergic rhinitis in South Africa: diagnosis and management -- from the South African Medical Journal.

• Allergy Buyers Club Sinusitis Page - interesting page for sufferers of sinusitis and polyps - includes an interesting discussion of nasal irrigation methods and solutions

• Asthma and Sinusitis - eMedicine article by Murray Grossan.

• Barosinusitis - eMedicine, that awful pain following a sudden drop in altitude

• Chemical Senses - at least five of them -- The sense of smell results from several different sensory systems

• Congenital and Pseuocongenital Anosmia -- Some persons cannot remember ever having been able to smell

• Disorders of Taste and Smell -- eMedicine.

• Dysosmia and Dysgeusia Terms -- Terms used to describe various dysfunctions of olfaction and gustation.

• Fire and Spice -- Stereochemical theory of odor reception, applied to the vanilloids

• Frequency of Anosmia -- Over 2 Million Americans

• Genetics - Brief document on genetics and heritability of anosmia

• Head Trauma -- Olfactory Dysfunction in Patients With Head Trauma, R. L. Doty et al., Archives of Neuroloty, 1994.

• Henkin, O'Hare, and Viral Anosmia -- Interview with Robert Henkin (physician who treats viral anosmia) and Mick O'Hare (victim of viral anosmia)

• Homeopathy - An undiluted description of homeopathic products

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, "Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling"

• Humor - How to Have Fun with Anosmia - contributed by a fellow sufferer of anosmia

• Hyperosmia -- disturbingly over-sensitive sense of smell

• Infections Early in Life Prime the Immune System -- an ultrasanitary early childhood might make one prone to developing asthma and allergies

• Nasal cycle -- the normal shift of congestion/decongestion from left to right to left nostril, first described by Kayser

• Nasogenital Reflex -- Erectile tissue in your nose. Go to proceedings and read article "Nasosexual Medicine: ......."

• Objective Evidence of Anosmia -- how can you tell if a person is really anosmic, not just faking it?

• Olfaction -- nice overview of our olfactory system;  good graphics

• Olfactory Disorders -- interesting study notes made by group of residents at Univ. of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

• Papaya Treatment for Sinus Problems

• Parosmia and Phantosmia -- Distorted Olfaction and Olfactory Hallucinations

• Quackwatch -- Use this page to check out treatments that sound too good to be true

• Quality of Life in Olfactory Dysfunction - Excellent paper by Hummel and Nordin

• Quality of Life: Anosmia, Learned Helplessness, and Depression - Summary of research project at UCSD

• Re-establishment of olfactory and taste functions : an overview of available therapies -- nice summary of treatment options, GMS Curr Top Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005;4:Doc06

• Sensation and Perception -- Lecture Notes from introductory psychology class, in a Word document, including coverage of senses of smell and taste

• Sensory Compensation -- When one loses one sense, do the other senses become adapt to compensate for the loss?

• Taste and Anosmia -- What is the sense of taste like for those with anosmia?

• Toxic Dust -- How toxins from arid areas contaminate the air you breathe

• Unbearable Absense of Smelling -- New Scientist Article by Mick O'Hare.

• Viral Anosmia FAQ -- Frequently asked questions with answers by Mick O'Hare.

• Viral Anosmia Links -- not much here yet

• Zinc Salts and Anosmia -- Intranasal application of zinc salts can cause olfactory problems

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This page most recently revised on 17. July 2008.