Abstract

Anosmia is a topic rarely ventured upon in the arena of Ear Nose Throat disorders. However, this is one condition having a major impact not only on the quality of life of the patient but also bear psychosocial consequences and is associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzeimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. A number of researches are being done to prove the extraordinary ability of the olfactory system to plasticity. This may have widespread implications for olfactory training as a therapeutic treatment for considerable cases of anosmia. However , owing to the multi etiology of this condition, ongoing research needs to be focussed on multiple treatment approaches including transplantation of olfactory stem cells as also in the identification of genes in cases of congenital anosmia which may help in the exploration of many other different treatment options.