Parosmia: When Your Senses Deceive Your Mind
Definition and Nomenclature Parosmia, often clinically referred to by the synonymous term parosphresia, constitutes a qualitative disorder of the sense of scent, wherein an individual is fundamentally incapable of differentiating odors accurately. This condition is distinguished from quantitative disorders, such as anosmia (total loss of smell) or hyposmia (reduced smell sensitivity), by the presence of […]