Olfaction Disorders in Patients Included in The Trauma Brain Injury (TBI) Database at Trondheim University Hospital

Olfaction Disorders in Patients Included in The Trauma Brain Injury (TBI) Database at Trondheim University Hospital: Prevalence and Treatment

The aim of the study is to see whether patients with chronic smell impairment after brain injury benefit from a treatment that consists of corticosteroids, and then olfactory training in 3 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Registered in the TBI Database
• 18-65 years of age per 01.10. 2012
• Olfaction score by Sniffin Sticks Threshold-Discrimination-Identification (TDI) < 30 confirming dysosmia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to express senses.
• Unable to follow treatment and protocol
• pregnancy
• diabetes
• tendency to infections
• hypertonia
• dyspepsia
• interfering medication (hormonal treatment, NSAIDS, antidiabetics, barbiturates, fenitoin, carbamazepin, rifampicin, cyclophosphamides)