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## Abstract ## Objectives: To develop and validate an olfactory test kit suitable for children and adults based on retronasal smelling of aromas combined with a sweet taste. Moreover, to explore the age limit at which olfactory testing is feasible and to extend the normative database for the validated “Sniffin' Sticks” test regarding children of younger ages. ## Study Design: Randomized three‐way crossover study in healthy children and adults. ## Methods: The newly developed Candy Smell Test (CST, 23 aromatized sorbitol candies) was presented using a four‐alternative, forced‐choice procedure. First, 353 healthy subjects (230 children and 123 adults) were investigated in three separate sessions with the CST and the validated “Sniffin' Sticks” (composed of odor threshold, discrimination, and identification tasks). Both tests were then compared in 124 patients with olfactory disorders. ## Results: Test‐retest reliability showed good reproducibility of the data obtained with the CST on 2 days (__r__~287~ = 0.75, __P__ < .001). Test results correlated significantly with the “Sniffin' Sticks” score (__r__~366~ = 0.84, __P__ < .001), although the CST proves to be much easier. The age limi

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Author

Bertold Renner; Christian A. Mueller; Juergen Dreier; Stefanie Faulhaber; Wolfgang Rascher; Gerd Kobal

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0023-852X)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)