Sony has developed a device that measures the olfactory sense of a person who can smell.
Since olfactory measurement is said to lead to early detection of dementia, the company aims to use it for diagnosis at hospitals in the future.
In the newly developed device, subjects put their noses close to a hole on top of the device to measure their sense of smell.
According to the company, this device can use up to 40 types of odors to measure olfaction, and when the measurer selects the odor they want to present with a dedicated app, the odor is instantaneously emitted. increase.
Olfactory measurement is generally done by soaking paper in an odorous liquid and asking the subject to smell it.
This device is airtight and has a deodorizing function that prevents odors from leaking out, so it can be measured without a dedicated room, and the measurement results can be easily recorded with an app.
There is a growing need for olfactory measurement, as there are cases of abnormalities in the sense of smell due to the aftereffects of the new coronavirus, and it is said to lead to early detection of dementia. It is intended to be used for diagnosis.
Shuji Fujita, head of the Olfactory Business Promotion Office, said, "By automating olfactory measurement, we want to make it easier to handle odors and lessen the burden on us. I think that olfactory measurement will be easier to use, so it will be possible to use it for health checkups." was talking