The Norfolk Smell and Taste Clinic Experience—A Decade of Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction

Key Points Olfactory and Gustatory dysfunction has a significant effect on a patient's quality of life, and receives a wide variation in care throughout the UK. In our 10‐year experience, the most common aetiologies of olfactory/gustatory dysfunction were post‐infectious olfactory dysfunction, chronic rhinosinusitis, idiopathic and post‐traumatic olfactory dysfunction. Psychophysical assessments of olfaction and gustation are essential in the diagnostic workup, but are carried out infrequently throughout the country. The high number of patients able to participate in clinical research was a key benefit of a dedicated clinic situated alongside an academic practice. Further work is needed to improve data retention and follow‐up and to develop clinically effective treatments for olfactory and gustatory dysfunction.