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MOSCOW, Aug. 29 Sechenov University scientists have developed the first Russian test to assess the sense of smell, which allows you to evaluate it in points and enables doctors to more effectively treat people, the press service of the university said.
«»The Sechenov University of the Ministry of Health of Russia developed the first domestic test for assessing the sense of smell. The work was carried out by scientists from the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine — doctors Mikhail Svistushkin, Lilia Selezneva, Gaya Lebedeva, scientific supervisor of the project — Head of the Department, Professor Valery Svistushkin. The Scientific and Technological Park of Biomedicine under the leadership of Professor Petr Timashev was responsible for the technical implementation. The test was created jointly with the specialists of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «ROSBIOTECH», the report says.
The test includes 20 odors well recognizable by the inhabitants of Russia — coffee, orange, garlic, mint, tangerine, onion, strawberry, lemon, apple, alcohol, fish, cut grass, chocolate, banana, rose, melon, cucumber, raspberry, vanilla and watermelon, said the developers. that it allows quantifying the subjective sensations of patients and diagnosing the level of smell on a 45-point scale, the press service noted.
The test simplifies initial diagnosis, helps track patient recovery, and also makes clinical studies more efficient, as it makes it possible to more accurately assess how a particular drug affects nasal function, the developers explained.
“At the moment, two foreign tests have been accepted as the gold standard in the world. But they are not registered in Russia and are not supplied to our country. And most importantly, they are not suitable for the Russian population, since few of our patients can recognize the smell licorice, anise, cheddar cheese or punch. Therefore, we decided to develop our own test. This became even more relevant after the coronavirus pandemic, when many lost their sense of smell, «said an ENT doctor, PhD, assistant at the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases Institute of Clinical Medicine. N.V. Sklifosovsky Lilia Selezneva, whose words are given in the message.
Scientists hope that a new way to assess the sense of smell will be in demand in the provision of inpatient and outpatient care, in the development of new drugs and treatment methods.