作者
Aytug Altundag, Melih Cayonu, Gurkan Kayabasoglu, Murat Salihoglu, Hakan Tekeli, Omer Saglam, Thomas Hummel
发表日期
2015/8
期刊
The Laryngoscope
卷号
125
期号
8
页码范围
1763-1766
简介
Objectives/Hypothesis
Patients with olfactory dysfunction benefit from repeated exposure to odors, so‐called olfactory training (OT). This does not mean occasional smelling but the structured sniffing of a defined set of odors, twice daily, for a period of 4 months or longer. In this prospective study, we investigated whether the effect of OT might increase through the use of more odors and extension of the training period.
Study Design and Methods
This study shows OT results when performed with four or 12 odors for 36 weeks in patients with postinfectious olfactory dysfunction. A total of 85 subjects participated (mean age 45.6 ± 10.5 years, range 24–68 years). Three groups were formed: 1) In the modified olfactory training (MOT) group, patients used three sets of four different odors sequentially. 2) Participants in the classical odor training (COT) group used four odors. 3) Participants in the control group did not …
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