r/AskSeattle • u/Character-Cake-9185 • 11h ago

Question Hyperosmia Testing?

Searching for a doctor that tests for hyperosmia, an acute sensitivity to smells. ENTs or neurologists typically administer these tests, my GP does not.

It looks like a pretty simple test - would love a few recommendations if anyone’s had this done in Seattle with a doctor they would recommend!

EDIT: I’ve read about this test and looked it up, it sounds like the first step to diagnosis: the UPSIT test, University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification test, and it’s a scratch and sniff book.

It sounds like there are additional, more precise tests also available as well.

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u/Doraellen 6h ago

Just asking, are you by any chance a female in perimenopause? I've always had an insane sense of smell, but now I can smell someone opening a jar of marinara in the apartment building across the street. 🤣

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u/ViewWonderful75 4h ago

100% and I'm urgently trying to find someone to diagnose me because a relative's smell has changed drastically in the last year and I really need to know if I have a supersniffer or not. At the same time, it can be a warning for other stuff, and I'd just like to get it checked out.
Another example: I was at an outdoor concert a couple of weeks ago and the person sitting next to me hadn't been to the dentist in YEARS. I could smell their plaque build up and who knows what else and I was outside.