de Haro-Licer Josep, Roura-Moreno Jordi, Vizitiu Anabella, González-Fernández Adela, González-Ares Josep Antón
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Municipal de Badalona-BSA (Badalona Servicios Asistenciales), Badalona (Barcelona), España.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2013 Sep-Oct;64(5):331-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2013.04.003. Epub 2013 Aug 12.
In the general population, we can find 2-3% of lifelong olfactory disorders (from hyposmia to anosmia). Two of the most frequent aetiologies are the common cold and flu. The aim of this study was to show the degree of long-term olfactory dysfunction caused by a cold or flu.
This study was based on 240 patients, with olfactory loss caused only by flu or a cold. We excluded all patients with concomitant illness (66 patients), the rest of patients (n=174) consisted of 51 men (29.3%) and 123 women (70.7%). They all underwent olfactometry study (i and v cranial nerve) and a nasal sinus computed tomography scan, as well as magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. Results were compared with a control group (n=120).
Very significant differences in levels of olfactory impairment for the olfactory nerve (P<.00001) and trigeminal nerve (P<.0001) were confirmed.
People that suffer olfactory dysfunction for more than 6 months, from flu or a cold, present serious impairment of olfactory abilities.
在普通人群中,我们可以发现2%至3%的人患有终身嗅觉障碍(从嗅觉减退到嗅觉丧失)。最常见的两种病因是普通感冒和流感。本研究的目的是展示由感冒或流感引起的长期嗅觉功能障碍的程度。
本研究基于240例仅由流感或感冒导致嗅觉丧失的患者。我们排除了所有患有合并症的患者(66例),其余患者(n = 174)包括51名男性(29.3%)和123名女性(70.7%)。他们均接受了嗅觉测量研究(第一和第五颅神经)、鼻窦计算机断层扫描以及脑部磁共振成像。结果与对照组(n = 120)进行了比较。
嗅觉神经(P <.00001)和三叉神经(P <.0001)的嗅觉损害水平存在非常显著的差异。
因流感或感冒而嗅觉功能障碍超过6个月的人,其嗅觉能力存在严重损害。