Institute of Sensory Organs, Kajetany, Poland.
Teleaudiology and Screening Department, World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw/Kajetany, Poland.
Afr Health Sci. 2021 Dec;21(4):1801-1807. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i4.37.
Taste is the leading sense in how we determine the quality of consumed food. Proper gustatory sensation largely determines the well-being and health of an organism, and this affects their quality of life.
The aim of the present study was to estimate the risk of early taste disorders following implantation surgery.
Twenty patients underwent a taste test before, 1 day after, and 1 month after cochlear implantation. The taste sensations of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter were determined.
Statistical analysis showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) between individual tests among the entire study group. After dividing the respondents into smoking (n=6) and non-smoking (n=14) groups, only a weak correlation (p = 0.043) was found between the results of the first and second examination in the smoker group. However, a statistically significant decrease in the number of saline-sensitive (p<0.001) and acid-sensitive (p = 0.042) subjects was observed.
These findings suggest that people after a cochlear implant may have transient taste disorders. Taste disorder called dysgeusia may be an early complication after the implantation procedure contributing to deterioration of patients quality of life.
在我们判断所食用食物的质量时，味觉是首要感官。适当的味觉感受在很大程度上决定了生物体的幸福和健康，进而影响他们的生活质量。
本研究旨在评估植入手术后早期味觉障碍的风险。
20 名患者在植入手术前、后 1 天和 1 个月进行了味觉测试。测试甜、酸、咸和苦四种味觉。
统计分析显示，整个研究组的个体测试之间没有显著差异（p > 0.05）。将受访者分为吸烟者（n=6）和非吸烟者（n=14）两组后，仅在吸烟者组中发现第一次和第二次检查结果之间存在弱相关性（p = 0.043）。然而，观察到盐敏感（p<0.001）和酸敏感（p = 0.042）受试者的数量明显减少。
这些发现表明，接受人工耳蜗植入的人可能会出现短暂的味觉障碍。味觉障碍称为味觉障碍可能是植入手术后的早期并发症，导致患者生活质量下降。
