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Evaluation of olfactory function in migraineurs during the migraine-free period with odor identification test

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2014001001
Tekeli, H., Güney Şenol, M., Özdağ, F., Saraçoğlu, M., Yaşar, H., Tansel Kendirli, M., Altundağ, A., Çayönü, M., Salihoğlu, M., & Türker, T. (2014). Evaluation of olfactory function in migraineurs during the migraine-free period with odor identification test. ENT Updates, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2014001001
Volume 4 Issue 1 (2014)
Copyright (c) 2014 Hakan Tekeli, Mehmet Güney Şenol, Fatih Özdağ, Mehmet Saraçoğlu, Halit Yaşar, Mustafa Tansel Kendirli, Aytuğ Altundağ, Melih Çayönü, Murat Salihoğlu, Türker Türker
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Authors

  • Hakan Tekeli Department of Neurology, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Mehmet Güney Şenol Department of Neurology, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Fatih Özdağ Department of Neurology, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Mehmet Saraçoğlu Division of Neurology, Istanbul Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Halit Yaşar Division of Neurology, GATA Mevki Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Mustafa Tansel Kendirli Department of Neurology, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Aytuğ Altundağ Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Surgery Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Melih Çayönü
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amasya University Training and Research Hospital, Amasya, Turkey
  • Murat Salihoğlu Department of Otorhinolaryngology, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Türker Türker Department of Public Health, GATA Ankara Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Objective: Despite the fact that there are many studies about the osmophobia and migraine, we have very little knowledge about the olfactory abilities of migraineurs during the period between the attacks. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the olfactory function of migraineurs during the period without headaches with odor identification test.

Methods: Two hundred and ninety healthy people aged 16 to 65 years (152 female, 138 male) and 84 migraine patients aged 18 to 55 years (47 female, 37 male) were studied. The participants with migraine were selected from the patients who applied to headache outpatient clinic for assessment. Participants, appropriate to the study, were physically and neurologically examined in detail and then they were taken to the test room in order to be screened with Short Smell Test Battery of GATA Haydarpaşa (GULTEST).

Results: The mean GULTEST score of the migraine group was less than the healthy group and the difference was significant. The effect of gender, cigarette smoking and disease status (migraine) on GULTEST scores was evaluated by linear regression model. It was found that females had higher odor identification scores than males in both migraineurs and controls. On the other hand, cigarette smoking had a significant negative effect on GULTEST scores. Furthermore, migraine had a significant negative effect on GULTEST scores.

Conclusion: Our study showed that even during the headache-free period, migraineurs might have reduced olfactory abilities.

Keywords:

Migraine smell olfaction disorders headache