ABSTRACT
Chronic rhinosinusitis, especially with nasal polyposis, is the most common cause for olfactory impairment among patients presenting to an ENT specialist.1 Olfactory disorders are often not taken seriously because they are viewed as affecting the ‘lower senses’ – those involved with the emotional life – instead of the ‘higher senses’ that serve the intellect.2 ‘Sense of smell? …. I never gave it a thought’ – one does not normally give it a thought but when it is lost, it is like being struck blind or deaf.
