what is parosmia
Parosmia troposmia (Gk.) or cacosmia, (Gk.) is an olfactory dysfunction that is characterized by the inability of the brain to properly identify an odorâs ânaturalâ smell.hat happens instead, is that the natural odor is transcribed into what is most often described as an unpleasant aroma, typically a ââburned,â ârotting,â âfecal,â or âchemicalâ smell.â There are instances, however, of pleasant odors.