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Method of altering perception of relative space of an area
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Inventors: Hirsch, Alan R.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Allen; Marianne P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
The present invention provides a method for altering a person's perception of a confined or open space by administering an odorant substance to the person. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to the invention, it was found that the administration of a green apple odorant substance will expand the perception of room size for a person suffering from claustrophobia.
In particular, it was found that a green apple odorant can decrease the anxiety in a person suffering from claustrophobia, or other like phobia, and/or reduce the stress experienced by a person with mild spatial dissonance of closed or narrow space.
Examples of such confined spaces include an enclosed room, closet, telephone booth, elevator car, train compartment, airplane compartment, automobile interior, subway compartment, and the like.
While not as dramatic of an impact as green apple, seashore and cucumber odorant substances can also be used to increase or expand the perception of room size.
It was further found that administration of a barbecue smoke odorant substance will diminish perception of room size or space of an area, for a person suffering from agoraphobia or other like phobia.
A barbecue smoke odorant can therefore be used to reduce the anxiety felt by a person suffering from agoraphobia, and/or reduce the stress experienced by a person with a mild spatial dissonance of open space such as a convention hall, interior of a mall, hallway, concert hall, out-of-doors expanse, and the like.
Such odorants are commercially available, for example, from International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc.
(IFF), New York, N.
Y.
According to the invention, the odorant substance is dispensed in an amount and time effective to provide a vaporous emission for inhalation by the patient to effectively change the patient's perception of space and reduce anxiety of the patient having a stress reaction due to a spatial dissonance.
Such an effect can be assessed and measured subjectively by interviewing and questioning the patient about their perception of relative space before and after the administration of the odorant substance, and assessing their response according to an analog rating scale, for example, a scale of 1-5 wherein 1=confined and 5=roomy
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