Unnikrishnan Menon, Suja Gopalakrishnan, Sadhana Rajnarayan, Nandini Lekha Rajesh, Neha Pramodan Korambra, L Saraswathy, C V Lalithambika, Harsha Hari
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Abstract
The testing of the olfactory sense has gained importance after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Internationally used kits such as the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is not appropriate for all populations. From an Indian perspective, there is need for a simple, easily available, kit that can test the sense of smell in local populations; in the present case, the south Indian. With this aim, the objective of this study was to create a set of the most commonly recognized odorants in the accessible population of a cross-section of the community in Kochi, a metropolitan city in Kerala, south India. An initial list was created with the help of responses to a questionnaire disseminated amongst a random cross-section of people domiciled in south India. The result was a set of nearly 600 substances, from which the top 16 were selected, for a pilot. This was done to calculate sample size and assess the feasibility of the study in the community. Both the studies were published in the Kerala Sate ENT journal. 500 persons with no self-reported smell disorders were tested. Coffee, Camphor, Clove, Garlic, and Naphthalene were the top five odorants identified by the subjects. Some of these are peculiar to the place, in terms of familiarity and availability. This study highlights the difference in recognizability of odorants in a specific place. We hope to utilize the results for the creation of an actual olfactory kit for use by the medical community.
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Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery was founded as Indian Journal of Otolaryngology in 1949 as a scientific Journal published by the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and was later rechristened as IJOHNS to incorporate the changes and progress.
IJOHNS, undoubtedly one of the oldest Journals in India, is the official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and is about to publish it is 67th Volume in 2015. The Journal published quarterly accepts articles in general Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and various subspecialities such as Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology and Phonosurgery, Neurotology, Head and Neck Surgery etc.
The Journal acts as a window to showcase and project the clinical and research work done by Otolaryngologists community in India and around the world. It is a continued source of useful clinical information with peer review by eminent Otolaryngologists of repute in their respective fields. The Journal accepts articles pertaining to clinical reports, Clinical studies, Research articles in basic and applied Otolaryngology, short Communications, Clinical records reporting unusual presentations or lesions and new surgical techniques. The journal acts as a catalyst and mirrors the Indian Otolaryngologist’s active interests and pursuits. The Journal also invites articles from senior and experienced authors on interesting topics in Otolaryngology and allied sciences from all over the world.
The print version is distributed free to about 4000 members of Association of Otolaryngologists of India and the e-Journal shortly going to make its appearance on the Springer Board can be accessed by all the members.
Association of Otolaryngologists of India and M/s Springer India group have come together to co-publish IJOHNS from January 2007 and this bondage is going to provide an impetus to the Journal in terms of international presence and global exposure.
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