Association Between Orthonasal Olfaction and Chemosensory Perception in Patients With Smell Loss

Autor: Christian A. Mueller, Bernhard Prem, Gerold Besser, Bertold Renner, David T. Liu, Martin Koenighofer, Gunjan Sharma
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The Laryngoscope
ISSN: 1531-4995
0023-852X
Popis: OBJECTIVES Self-ratings seem to be the most effortless strategy for assessment of patients' chemical senses. Notably, although flavor perception strongly relies on olfaction, the relationship between self-reported flavor perception and orthonasal olfactory tests have hitherto not been considered. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-perceived olfactory function (SO), taste (ST), and flavor perception (SF) and smell test results in patients with olfactory dysfunction (OD). METHODS We included 203 patients with quantitative OD. Group comparison, bivariate correlation, and ordinal logistic regression were employed to quantify the relationships between predictor variables (age, gender, reason for OD, and orthonasal olfaction-summed scores of threshold, discrimination, and identification [TDI]) and outcomes of SO and SF ("impaired," "average," or "good"). RESULTS Group comparison revealed significant differences between SO and SF (P
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