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Smell Screening With a Mobile Test

Researchers evaluated a rapid, self-administered mobile application–based test designed to screen for olfactory dysfunction in adult participants.

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    Novel mobile olfactory screening test developed.

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    Study with 484 participants showed diagnostic accuracy.

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    Test sensitivity: 74%, specificity: 86%.

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    Age and olfactory dysfunction related to test scores.

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    Rapid, scalable tool with cloud-based data storage.

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    Limitations include single-center design and test performance variability.

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    Lead author: Dr. Benjamin J. Bernard.

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Smell Screening With a Mobile Test

Researchers evaluated a rapid, self-administered mobile application–based test designed to screen for olfactory dysfunction in adult participants.

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • February 5, 2026

  • 3 min

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