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The sense of smell in chronic rhinosinusitis — literature review
Affiliations- Zakład Badania Narządów Zmysłów, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu Collegium Medicum im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, ul. Marii Skłodowskiej - Curie 9, 85 - 094 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Abstract
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose and paranasal sinuses. One of the four cardinal symptoms is smell distortion. It is estimated that CRS is the cause of 14 — 30% of all olfactory disorders among humans. A wide variety of methods checking olfactory functions have been developed. This literature review is meant to discuss all known up-to-date tests and show their usefulness. The authors also compare the results of treatment, according to the level of smell disorders, in connection with the presence of polyps, time of healing of post-operative wounds, time of the procedure, and others. In conclusion, one can say that all of these characteristics are important and that treatment of dysosmia is a challenging part of chronic sinusitis therapy.
Abstract
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose and paranasal sinuses. One of the four cardinal symptoms is smell distortion. It is estimated that CRS is the cause of 14 — 30% of all olfactory disorders among humans. A wide variety of methods checking olfactory functions have been developed. This literature review is meant to discuss all known up-to-date tests and show their usefulness. The authors also compare the results of treatment, according to the level of smell disorders, in connection with the presence of polyps, time of healing of post-operative wounds, time of the procedure, and others. In conclusion, one can say that all of these characteristics are important and that treatment of dysosmia is a challenging part of chronic sinusitis therapy.
Keywords
chronic rhinosinusitis, olfaction test, olfaction disorder, endoscopic sinus surgery, quality of life, Lund Mackay scale, Lund Kennedy scale
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The sense of smell in chronic rhinosinusitis — literature review
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2018-03-20
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Medical Research Journal 2018;3(1):1-9.
Keywords
chronic rhinosinusitis
olfaction test
olfaction disorder
endoscopic sinus surgery
quality of life
Lund Mackay scale
Lund Kennedy scale
Authors
Łukasz Kluczyński
Joanna Janiak-Kiszka
Wojciech Kaźmierczak
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