About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to validate the effectiveness of the modified olfactory training device, the main questions it aims to answer are: Is the modified olfactory training device effective in treating patients with post-viral olfactory dysfunction? Compared to the conventional device, how efficient is the modified olfactory training device for improving olfactory function?
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18-80 years old, gender not limited.
Patients diagnosed with olfactory dysfunction following infections of the upper respiratory tract, as determined by Sniffin' Sticks test (including TDI value test).
Voluntarily signs the informed consent form.
Disqualifiers
Patients with post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction, rhinosinusitis-related dysfunction and olfactory dysfunction caused by other reasons.
Patients with concomitant sinonasal disease.
Patients with chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, bronchopneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.
Patients with serious coexisting diseases: such as malignant tumors, etc., with a life expectancy of less than 2 years.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Conventional olfactory training device
- Modified olfactory training device
- Conventional olfactory training device with placebo