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Abstract

Olfactory disorders are underestimated in occupational and environmental medicine. Relevance of olfactotoxic substances for occupational medicine can be postulated in metal and chemical workers, in welding and disinfection. The list of occupational diseases should be completed by olfactory hyposmia and anosmia.

Assessment of rhinological parameters for evaluating the effects of airborne irritants to the nasal epithelium

“…In evaluating our own cases, we found that olfactory disorders are underestimated in occupational and environmental medicine [29,39]. A chronic exposure to mixtures of metal dusts, volatile organic substances, and inorganic gases were the most common pollutants involved in occupational dysosmia.…”

“…A chronic exposure to mixtures of metal dusts, volatile organic substances, and inorganic gases were the most common pollutants involved in occupational dysosmia. Thus, a relevance of olfactotoxic substances to occupational medicine can be postulated for metal and chemical workers, in welding and disinfection [29,39]. The list of occupational diseases should be completed by olfactory hyposmia and anosmia.…”

Disabling disturbance of olfaction in a dental technician following exposure to methyl methacrylate

“…The case of disabling disturbance of olfaction presented was most likely caused by exposure to MMA. Despite the handicap which affected patients experience in daily life, olfactory disorders are underestimated in occupational medicine [1,4,5].…”

Olfactory dysfunction revisited: a reappraisal of work-related olfactory dysfunction caused by chemicals

“…Occupational exposure to numerous industrial chemicals, notably those that are irritative and corrosive to the mucous membranes or harmful to the nerves, is associated with the incidence of olfactory dysfunction (see for example Klimek et al 1999 [25] and Muttray et al 2006 [26]). In his overview, Amoore [27] lists over 100 substances presumed capable of causing olfactory dysfunction.…”