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| Title |
Olfactory training for patients with olfactory loss after upper respiratory tract infections
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| Published in |
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00405-013-2747-y |
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| Authors |
K. Geißler, H. Reimann, H. Gudziol, T. Bitter, O. Guntinas-Lichius |
| Abstract |
Olfactory training consisting of daily suprathreshold odor exposure over 12 weeks seems to improve olfactory function. It is unknown if a longer period of training might be more effective. A prospective non-randomized clinical study was performed including 39 patients with olfactory loss after an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) of less than 24 months duration. Patients exposed themselves with suprathreshold concentrations of four odors (rose, eucalyptus, lemon, cloves) applied in ''Sniffin' Sticks'' felt-tip pens over 32 weeks. Olfactory function was performed before (T1), after 16 weeks (T2), and 32 weeks of training (T3) using the 'the Sniffin' Sticks test kit calculating the TDI score (Threshold, Discrimination, Identification). The mean TDI score showed a non-significant trend of improvement at T2, and was significantly increased at T3 (p = 0.021). Overall, 31 patients (79%) showed an increased TDI score at T3. The increase of TDI from T1 to T3 was 4.6 ± 5.1. Age, gender, duration and initial severity of olfactory loss had no influence on the improvement (all p > 0.05). Only patients with a D score lower than the median value of 8 showed a significantly higher increase of the D score at T3 (p = 0.004). The present study confirmed that olfactory training improves olfactory function in patients with olfactory loss after URTI. A longer duration of training over 32 weeks seems to increase the effectiveness in comparison to a 12-week period. This was tested in a completed German multicenter trial to be published soon containing a control group to include the effect of a spontaneous recovery after URTI. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 88 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 15% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 29 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 35% |
| Psychology | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 35 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 October 2016.
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#5,986,927
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#288
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#53,913
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Outputs of similar age from European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
#5
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