Olfaction of the Laryngectomized

Olfactory acuity was tested in 50 patients who were underwent laryngectomy from 1 to 19 years ago. Two of 20 cases who had esophageal voice and 13 of 30 cases who had no esophageal voice complained total loss of smell in their daily lives. The average value of olfactory threshold determined with dl-...

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Published inJibi to rinsho. Ear and nose clinics Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 378 - 382
Main Authors HIROTO, Ikuichiro, MOTOMURA, Kazuhiko, ASAKUMA, Shinichiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JIBI TO RINSHO KAI 1972
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Summary:Olfactory acuity was tested in 50 patients who were underwent laryngectomy from 1 to 19 years ago. Two of 20 cases who had esophageal voice and 13 of 30 cases who had no esophageal voice complained total loss of smell in their daily lives. The average value of olfactory threshold determined with dl-camphor and skatol was 10-2.77 in the group of esophageal speech, 10-0.7 in that of non-speaker and 10-3.7 in 10 normal control cases. It was concluded that (1) olfaction was significantly changed with disuse,(2) training for esophageal speech prevented the decrease of olfactory acuity following laryngectomy.
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ISSN:0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI:10.11334/jibi1954.18.6_378