与心理物理味觉功能受损相关的因素
Kyung Soo Kim1, Il-Youp Kwak2, Hyun Jin Min1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
概括
在患有嗅觉功能障碍的老年男性患者中,即使他们没有感觉到味道问题,也可能存在味道问题. 嗅觉功能是识别潜在的味觉功能障碍的关键.
科学领域:
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 化学感应研究 化学感应研究
- 老年医学 老年医学
背景情况:
- 化学感觉障碍,包括嗅觉和味觉功能障碍,显著影响生活质量.
- 准确诊断口味功能障碍可能具有挑战性,通常依赖于患者的主观报告.
- 了解与客观味觉功能障碍相关的临床特征对于有效管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查与客观测量的味觉功能障碍相关的临床特征.
- 为了确定与表现为化学感官投诉的患者的味道功能障碍相关的因素.
- 探索嗅觉功能和味觉功能障碍之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 对219名患者的医院队列进行了回顾性分析.
- 包括完成了心理物理嗅觉和味觉功能测试 (YSK嗅觉功能测试,化学口味测试) 和主观问卷的患者.
- 临床特征的统计分析,嗅觉测试结果和味觉功能诊断.
主要成果:
- 在219名患者中,有39名被诊断患有口味功能障碍.
- 主观的味觉感知与测量的味觉功能没有相关性.
- 年龄,性别和嗅觉功能测试得分 (门和歧视) 是多变量分析中的重要因素.
- 在60岁及以上的患者中,嗅觉值测试得分与味觉功能障碍显著相关.
结论:
- 味觉功能应评估老年男性患者的嗅觉功能障碍,无论他们的主观报告的味觉能力.
- 客观测试对于诊断口味功能障碍至关重要,特别是在老年人中.
- 嗅觉功能是特定患者群体潜在的味觉功能障碍的重要预测因素.
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