Klinische Geruchstestungen – warum Befragungen alleine nicht ausreichen

Schöpf, Veronika; Kollndorfer, Kathrin

doi:10.1007/s00106-015-0017-6

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Characteristics of Olfactory Disorder With and Without Reported Flavor Loss

Negoiaș

Meves²,

Zang³

et al. 2020

The Laryngoscope

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives/Hypothesis: Quality of life related to olfactory disorder (OD) depends on the perceived impairment. It is not known why some patients with OD report smell and flavor loss while others report smell loss only. In order to understand this, we compared the two clinical presentation forms in terms of demographics, clinical features, and orthonasal olfaction test results. Study Design: Observational, analytic, cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 401 patients with measured orthonasal OD presenting at a tertiary referral center were divided in 2 groups according to their subjective reports (smell loss only = 129 patients vs. smell and flavor loss = 272 patients). Groups were compared in terms of demographic (age, sex), clinical features (duration of disease, type of onset, etiology, degree of impairment due to the disorder) and test results (taste and orthonasal olfaction). Results: Groups did not differ in terms of age, sex distribution, orthonasal olfactory, or taste function. Patients reporting smell and flavor loss were characterized by a mainly sudden onset of the disorder and a predominance of postinfectious olfactory loss. They also have a shorter disease duration and a higher disease impairment. For patients reporting smell loss only, disease duration is longer, they feel less impaired, the onset of the disorder is to a higher degree protracted and the main cause is idiopathic. Conclusions: Patients with orthonasal OD reporting smell and flavor loss feel more impaired and present significant different clinical features compared to patients reporting smell loss only. Future studies measuring retronasal olfaction are necessary to fully understand flavor perception in OD.

show abstract