Younger Patients Have a Higher Rate of Recovery of Taste Function After Middle Ear Surgery

Abstract

Age is an important factor for recovery of taste function after middle ear surgery, which is useful information when explaining complications to patients.

Taste Changes in Patients Who Underwent Cochlear Implantation by the Nonmastoidectomy Approach

“…The patients with early recovery (within 1 month) were younger (age range 18-55 years, mean 41) than those with a recovery that took longer than 3 months (age range 17-73 years, mean 51; table 1 ). This finding is in agreement with the report of Sone et al [19] , who demonstrated higher recovery rates of taste function in younger patients after middle ear surgery. None of our patients noted any meaningful changes in their quality of life due to taste dysfunction following CI.…”

“Taste Strips” – A rapid, lateralized, gustatory bedside identification test based on impregnated filter papers

“…Previous attempts of easy and quick clinical taste testing have resulted in the creation of electrogustometry [25], which has been used frequently [40,43,47]. Electrogustometry has proven useful to monitor changes before and after oral surgery and to detect side differences of the tongue's taste function.…”

Analysis of Taste Disturbances in Patients Before and After Mastoid Surgery

“…The most like cause that can be presumed that, CTN was present and unknowingly injured during surgery. Saito et al 9 suggested that the CTN could have been unknowingly touched or tugged without the surgeon being aware of its existence in the surgical field.…”