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Investigation of the effects of chronic hypertrophic adenotonsillitis on olfaction and quality of life

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013002008
Güçlü, O., Yazıcı, İbrahim, Toroslu, T., & Sefa Dereköy, F. (2013). Investigation of the effects of chronic hypertrophic adenotonsillitis on olfaction and quality of life. ENT Updates, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013002008
Volume 3 Issue 2 (2013)
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Authors

  • Oğuz Güçlü
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
  • İbrahim Yazıcı Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
  • Tolgahan Toroslu Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey
  • Fevzi Sefa Dereköy Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey

Objective: To investigate the effects of the chronic hypertrophic adenotonsillitis on olfaction and quality of life.

Methods: Pediatric patients, aged 7-8 years, were prospectively included in three groups; Group I- Adenotonsillar diseases (n=15), Group II- Control (n=15) and Group III- Postoperative group (n=15). Patients were evaluated with the Sniffin' Sticks 12 item smell identification test and obstructive sleep disorder-6 (OSD-6) quality of life survey.

Results: Total smell identification (SI) scores were 6.93±1.75 in the adenotonsillar disease, 8.73±1.10 in the control and 7.67±1.59 in the postoperative groups, respectively. Total SI score in the adenotonsillar disease group was significantly lower than the control group (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Adenotonsillar diseases affect both quality of life and smell function. Six months after surgery quality of life reaches normal standards. Smell function is observed to have partially recovered by the sixth month. This situation may be due to obstructive symptoms resolving in the early postoperative period, while symptoms related to mucosal or inflammatory pathologies recover more slowly.