Clinical applicability of the study
Considering the clinical relevance of the current investigation, results
can be implemented effortless into clinical routine. The awareness for
symptoms of qualitative OD must be raised among the medical profession.
Parosmia and phantosmia can be easily assessed based on straightforward
questions with binary outcomes (yes/no), the use of validated
questionnaires, or the simple grading of parosmia, with questions on (i)
frequency [daily, not daily], (ii) intensity [not intense,
intense], (iii) social impact [present,
absent].9 Since OT has become the recommended
first-line treatment protocol for certain causes of smell
loss1, consideration of predictors for relevant
recoveries after OT, such as parosmia might not only calibrate patients’
expectations more appropriately but also comfort patients with smell
loss that may otherwise be distraught by distorted odour perceptions.