Subjective and Objective Assessment of Olfactory Function in Post-Laryngectomy Patients
Author(s) -
Ricardo L. Ramirez,
Windolyn D. Panganiban,
Joel A. Ramirez
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
philippine journal of otolaryngology head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2094-1501
DOI - 10.32412/pjohns.v24i2.679
Subject(s) - laryngectomy , medicine , anosmia , olfactory system , hyposmia , outpatient clinic , olfaction , audiology , physical therapy , surgery , psychology , disease , psychiatry , larynx , covid-19 , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Methods: Design: Descriptive study Setting: Tertiary Private Hospital Outpatient Department Patients: Twenty five subjects who had undergone total laryngectomy and met inclusion and exclusion criteria underwent rigid nasal endoscopy and olfactory function assessment using an adaptation of the questionnaire of the Smell and Taste Clinic of Hospital of University Pennsylvania (HUP) and the Santo Tomas Smell Identification Test (ST-SIT).
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