CHANGES IN SCENT IDENTIFICATION AFTER ADENOIDECTOMY IN CHILDREN

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  • Yui Ryosuke
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ota General Hospital Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Mori Eri
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Akutsu Taisuke
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Nakashima Daiki
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ota General Hospital
  • Takeshita Naohiro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ota General Hospital
  • Miura Masahiro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ota General Hospital
  • Ota Fumikazu
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ota General Hospital
  • Chiba Shintaro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ota General Hospital

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  • 小児に対するアデノイド切除術前後の嗅覚同定能の変化について

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<p>Although olfactory dysfunction in children is said to be associated with QOL and higher brain function, it has not been researched in Japan. In this study, we investigated the olfactory identification ability of children with adenoid hypertrophy and compared it with the olfactory identification ability of normal children, and we assessed the effect of adenoidectomy on it. Ten children (nine boys and one girl, mean age 8.30±1.68 years, range 5–12 years), who underwent adenoidectomy at our hospital were the subjects of this study. Scores, i.e., the numbers of correct responses to the Open Essence (OE) test, a card-type odor identification test, were recorded before, 6 weeks after, and 6 months after surgery, and the OE scores were compared with the scores of 168 normal children of the same age. The mean OE score was 6.60±1.20 before surgery, 7.0±1.87 at 6 weeks after surgery, and 8.00±1.48 at 6 months after surgery. The preoperative mean OE score was significantly lower than the score of the normal children (8.03±2.20; p=0.016), but it had improved to be the same as the score of the normal children at 6 months after adenoidectomy (p=0.846). The results showed that children with adenoid hypertrophy had poorer olfactory identification ability compared to normal children, but that surgical intervention may improve it.</p>

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  • JIBI INKOKA TEMBO

    JIBI INKOKA TEMBO 65 (2), 68-73, 2022-04-15

    Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo

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