Patients with olfactory disorders

The Smell Center of Department of Otolaryngology at Taichung Veterans General Hospital is the only center certified by Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor for examination and appraisal of olfactory disability. .After introducing the first set of olfactory test equipment from the University of Pennsylvania, the current olfactory tests include Smell Threshold Test, University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test, et al. We modified the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test as the traditional Chinese version of University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test to facilitate its application in Taiwan. About 1000 patients have been tested in our center every year. Now we have continued to develop new test methods, such as olfactory resolution test developed by the Rockefeller University, USA and olfactory positron emission tomography-computed tomography. The Center is ongoing research across teams, for example, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease-related research cooperated with psychiatrists and neurologists. We also studied different treatment strategies for olfactory dysfunction, and explored the influence of olfactory dysfunction in the quality of life of patients in order to reduce social costs generated by the loss of the sense of smell.

• The first olfactory center

• The first revised version of the University of Pennsylvania olfactory identification test in Asia

• The world's first confirmed efficacy of zinc supplementation in treating traumatic anosmia

• Innovative integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for patients with anosmia 5.Emphasis on the quality of life and depressive state of patients with anosmia

• Olfactory function assessments conducted by external institutions (courts): 9 in 2013, 3 in 2014, and 8 in 2015

• Olfactory function assessments conducted by external institutions (labor and social security bureaus): 67 in 2013, 79 in 2014, and 74 in 2015

• Issuance of olfactory loss diagnosis certificates: 145 in 2013, 169 in 2014, and 192 in 2015

• The center has published 26 papers related to olfactory medicine in domestic and international journals, making it the center with the most published papers in this field in Taiwan.

• The center's revised "Traditional Chinese version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test" is now widely used in various departments of hospitals across Taiwan.

• As the first olfactory center in Taiwan, it serves the largest number of patients and treats the widest range of diseases.

• Approximately 1,000 patients are examined annually.

• Olfactory threshold testing is used, and various olfactory testing instruments are replaced regularly to ensure they are within their effective lifespan.

• During the examination, patients are monitored for any discomfort and adverse events are noted. A very small number of patients experience temporary dizziness due to intolerance to the odors used in the examination.

• Only a small number of patients cannot tolerate MRI scans due to their own physical condition.

• A satisfaction survey was conducted among 130 patients who underwent olfactory function testing.

• Patients were generally satisfied with the doctors' explanations of their conditions.

• Patients were also satisfied with the service attitude of the technicians.

• 3.1% of patients were not satisfied with the "waiting time for the examination".

• Published "Olfactory Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-

• A Preliminary Report" which won the 2007 Outstanding Paper Award from the Taiwan Otolaryngological Society.

• Invited to present a keynote speech on olfactory medicine at the 12th World Congress of Rhinology in Venice, Italy in 2007 (Olfactory change after functional endoscopic sinus surgery).

• Invited to present a keynote speech on olfactory medicine at the 14th World Congress of Rhinology in Tokyo, Japan in 2011 (Development and application of a traditional Chinese version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test in Taiwan).

• Our center's revised "Traditional Chinese Version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test" is now widely used in various departments of hospitals across Taiwan.

• Assists external institutions in conducting olfactory function assessments.

• Achieves world-leading results in the treatment of traumatic anosmia using zinc supplements.

• Innovates integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatments for patients with anosmia, providing new methods for treating this condition.

• Emphasizes the quality of life and depressive state of patients with anosmia, reducing the social burden of the disease.