Question

A person has the sudden inability to detect odors. What disorder could be causing this?

hyposmia

dysosmia
→anosmia

parosmia
Another person has an altered perception of smell, which consists of an unpleasant odor. What condition does this person likely have?

hyposmia
dysosmia

anosmia
→parosmia

Answer 1

anosmia and parosmia

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. anosmia

2. parosmia

Step-by-step explanation:

"Anosmia" refers to a condition in which a person loses his sense of smell. This could either be a "temporary loss of smell" or "permanent loss of smell." A temporary loss of smell may be caused by a cold while permanent loss of smell may be caused by aging or injury to the nerves.

"Parosmia" refers to a condition in which a person's sense of smell is distorted or changed. This means that a person may think something smells awful when in reality, it smells good.