Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to V Iu Afon'kin.
Daily monitoring of threshold olfactometry was made in 89 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia. The method proposed for rating results of olfactometry includes rating of the primary results in scores. The use of this method allows detection of significant differences. Wider clinical application of olfactory analyzer investigation is recommended.
A method of threshold olfactometry is proposed consisting in the use of three olfactive substances (tincture of valerian, acetic acid, liquid ammonia) in selected concentrations. This allows to investigate the thresholds of certain modality. Each concentration of the olfactive substance is placed into a glass bottle (100 ml) and stored at the temperature 18-20 degrees C. The examination of the state of the olfactory analyzer within a 24-h working day showed stability of threshold olfactometry when the organism is tired. Utilization of threshold olfactometry in some diagnostic areas is shown.